Enriching Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Through English Spelling Bee Game

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the enrichment of students' vocabulary proficiency through using the Spelling Bee game. The researcher employed a pre-experimental approach with a one-group pre-test and post-test design, collecting data through the administration of a test. The sample population for this research comprised 20 eighth-grade students, selected using the cluster random sampling technique. The finding of this research showed that the eighth grade students of SMP DDI Mattoanging have poor enough score in pre-test. After conducting the treatment of Spelling Bee Game, the students’ vocabulary mastery increase significantly. The result of the research showed that the mean score obtained the students through post-test (79.80) was higher than the pre-test (50.10). Vocabulary mastery improved 59.28% by using Spelling Bee game. Therefore, the researcher concluded that the enrichment of the students’ vocabulary mastery using Spelling Bee game was significantly enrich.

 Keywords— Vocabulary, Spelling Bee Game.