DEVELOPING VOCABULARY GAME FOR YOUNG LEARNER BY USING ANDROID PLATFORM : WORD SHOOTING

This study described about developing vocabulary game for young learners by using android platform: Word shooting, which the product can run on mobile technology. Nowadays, mobile technology is a popular technology which is closed with young learners. Most of young learners of SD Muhammadiyah 1 Balongpanggang Gresik as the subject because a lot of students here have mobile technology and often bring it to school. Nevertheless, the reseacher limits the subject The aimed of this study is to develop English vocabulary game for young learners by using android platform: Word Shooting.” Before developing the vocabulary game, the researcher gives questionnaire for ten students at fourth grade and conducts interview with the English teacher to gather the need analysis. From the result of the questionnaire and interview the researcher found that the students and the teacher prefer to choose learning English using interactive media, especially in learning vocabulary. Moreover, the researcher also observed the data like textbook, students’ worksheet and syllabus. Here, the researcher develops the vocabulary game for fourth grade students at the first semester based on the need analysis and syllabus. The design of the study is research and development. Meanwhile, the researcher develops the vocabulary game. Besides, they are all good in operating the application on their mobile technology. Based on the conclusion, the researcher may give some recommendation to the next researcher, this product can be developed into classroom action research to find out the effect of implementing this product when learning English vocabulary. For the student parents, this product can be a good application for their children in learning English vocabulary. While for the teacher, this product could help combining between the way of teaching English vocabulary using conventional method and android platform