PERSEPSI GURU BAHASA INGGRIS TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN PERMAINAN TEKA TEKI SILANG DALAM MENGAJAR KOSAKATA DI SMP PALU

This study describes about the teachers’ perception in the use of crossword puzzles
game in teaching vocabulary. This study employed a qualitative descriptive
research design. The subjects of this study were five English teachers in junior high
schools of Palu. The instrument of this research was interview. The researcher
draws two results: First, the impact of applying crossword puzzles game in teaching
vocabulary includes positive and negative. The positive impacts of applying
crossword puzzle are increasing students' vocabulary, making students be more
active and interested in learning vocabulary, and increasing student enthusiasm in
learning English. Meanwhile, the negative impacts of learning English using
crossword puzzles is the classroom is noisy and uncontrollable. Furthermore, the
teachers’ positive perception on the implementation of crossword puzzle are the
applying is not difficult, effective to improve student vocabulary, and make it easier
for student to remember the words, While, the negative perception is the teachers
need extra time to implementing this game to create conducive and controlling
classroom. It implies that the crossword puzzle game can be maintained in teaching
vocabulary. However, because of its negative impact the teachers must find ways
to overcome the negative impacts by looking for some efforts to keep the classroom
some conditions become conducive and controlled during teaching and learning
process
Keywords: Crossword Puzzle, Vocabulary, Impact, perception.