The Effectiveness of Using A blind Crossword Game: AModified ‘Scrabble and Crossword Puzzle’ in Teaching Vocabulary

Abstract

This study focuses on teaching learning at midwifery program especially English subject in the first semester in academic year 2014/2015 STKIES ICME Jombang. In which, there are four (4) skills and two (2) language functions of this subject, one of them is vocabulary. As known that there are so many methods to teach vocabulary and one of the joyful is game. This activity functions to cheer students up during the teaching learning activity. Game which is implemented in this research is traditional game, blind crossword game, is modification of crossword puzzle and scrabble. In accordance to know the effectiveness of the method, this study is conducted by employing Quasi-experimental method which taken place in diploma degree (D3). Further, by clinically analyzing the score of experimental class, it is known that the implementation of this method is effective