Research Article

The views of the seventh grade students on learning English vocabulary with the Taboo game

Volume: 7 Number: 1 June 30, 2021
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The views of the seventh grade students on learning English vocabulary with the Taboo game

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the seventh grade secondary school students’ opinions about vocabulary learning with Taboo game. Case study was used as research design. In this context, 48 students in the experimental groups were applied an “Open- Ended Written Questionairre” to get their opinions about the vocabulary teaching with Taboo game. It was understood from the responses of the students that teaching vocabulary with taboo game had a positive effect on students’ attitudes towards learning vocabulary, and on their interpersonal relationships. It is also seen that both low and high success group students got the same benefit from vocabulary teaching with Taboo game. This shows that Taboo game is a very useful tecnique for classroom applications. There may be problems of discipline in the Taboo game applied classrooms, so it is recommended to notify the rules and the limits of the game to students clearly before the the game is applied.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2021

Submission Date

April 7, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 9, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Tuna Gündoğdu, R., & Kartal, Ş. (2021). The views of the seventh grade students on learning English vocabulary with the Taboo game. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi, 7(1), 75-101. https://doi.org/10.47615/issej.910488
AMA
1.Tuna Gündoğdu R, Kartal Ş. The views of the seventh grade students on learning English vocabulary with the Taboo game. ISSEJ. 2021;7(1):75-101. doi:10.47615/issej.910488
Chicago
Tuna Gündoğdu, Rümeysa, and Şefik Kartal. 2021. “The Views of the Seventh Grade Students on Learning English Vocabulary With the Taboo Game”. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi 7 (1): 75-101. https://doi.org/10.47615/issej.910488.
EndNote
Tuna Gündoğdu R, Kartal Ş (June 1, 2021) The views of the seventh grade students on learning English vocabulary with the Taboo game. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi 7 1 75–101.
IEEE
[1]R. Tuna Gündoğdu and Ş. Kartal, “The views of the seventh grade students on learning English vocabulary with the Taboo game”, ISSEJ, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 75–101, June 2021, doi: 10.47615/issej.910488.
ISNAD
Tuna Gündoğdu, Rümeysa - Kartal, Şefik. “The Views of the Seventh Grade Students on Learning English Vocabulary With the Taboo Game”. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi 7/1 (June 1, 2021): 75-101. https://doi.org/10.47615/issej.910488.
JAMA
1.Tuna Gündoğdu R, Kartal Ş. The views of the seventh grade students on learning English vocabulary with the Taboo game. ISSEJ. 2021;7:75–101.
MLA
Tuna Gündoğdu, Rümeysa, and Şefik Kartal. “The Views of the Seventh Grade Students on Learning English Vocabulary With the Taboo Game”. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2021, pp. 75-101, doi:10.47615/issej.910488.
Vancouver
1.Rümeysa Tuna Gündoğdu, Şefik Kartal. The views of the seventh grade students on learning English vocabulary with the Taboo game. ISSEJ. 2021 Jun. 1;7(1):75-101. doi:10.47615/issej.910488

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