Using the Whisper Game to Improve Mastery of Arabic Vocabulary in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Students

Nurfadillah Syamsi; Susiawati Susiawati; Laelah Azizah

Authors

Nurfadillah Syamsi Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
Susiawati Susiawati Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
Laelah Azizah Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia

Keywords:

whisper game method, vocabulary acquisition, Arabic language

Abstract

The research is classroom action research (PTK) is a research that is reflective in offering actions in the form of solutions to fix problems in the learning process of students and improve the quality of education and teaching of students on improving mastery of Arabic vocabulary with the whisper game method. The subjects of this study were students of class VI.3 Of Islamic Elementary school / MIN Gowa totaling 38 people. The data collection techniques used in this study were tests and observations. This research was conducted in two cycles. The results showed that the average mastery of students' vocabulary in cycle 1 was 66.57 and cycle 2 was 73, 68. These results indicate an increase in students' mastery of Arabic vocabulary by 7.11. It can be concluded that the whisper game method can be applied in improving the mastery of Arabic vocabulary at school..