LEARNING MEDIA-BOARD GAME

Board Games as one of the Media for Learning English

Board games are very educational. Many games are useful in helping to learn and develop English skills. Board games offer the teachers a way to reinforce the knowledge that students gain in the classes. Students can use board games to learn vocabulary or to practice grammatical structures. Board games work best in small classes. If your class is large, you can either divide the students up to play individual board games or divide the class into teams to compete against each other.

Many sites that offer resources for teachers also include printable board games. These look like traditional board games, in which players roll a dice and move from space to space, but each game specifically focuses on the unit that you're teaching. For example, you could print a game on using present tense that features pictures of people doing the action.

Actually, teachers’ creativity also determines what type of media used in teaching and learning process. In using a Board Game, teachers can make this simple game by themselves with the materials and creative ways.

Here is an example of Board Game ...
that the author made with the creation of media images and color using Microsoft word. In this opportunity, the author makes it with the theme: JOBS. It contains questions about the jobs that come with illustrations. With this media, students are invited to learn and play. The dice and Chips are made ​​of various materials, such as: a piece of eraser, paper, or other materials that are easy to find.

JOBS GAME

How to play this game

ROLL THE DICE AND MOVE THE CHIPS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER ON THE DICE. The grasshopper loves you but the lizard HATES you.

1. Play this game in pairs of two to four.
2. Use a dice and chips of different colors.
3. Roll the dice and move the chip forward according to the number that shows up on the dice.
4. Follow the guide written on the numbers of 1-20.
5. Answer the question in the space you land on.
6.  If you land on the grasshopper space, you have to jump according to the description on the space.
7.  If you land on the lizard space, you have to go back to START.

8. The first person to finish will be the WINNER.

Board game media can be used in the second or third meeting, after the teacher gives an explanation and sufficient material on the themes discussed. Teachers must stay with and give an explanation of the game rules. Some rewards of praise or value can be given to students who have been properly followed this game. System of inter-group competition can teach students about sportsmanship and energetic spirit to be a winner.