DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE LOSS BOARD GAME TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF ARTICLES

Clarita Dianmonica Rachmadhany; Anik Nunuk Wulyani; Utari Praba Astuti

Clarita Dianmonica Rachmadhany
Anik Nunuk Wulyani
Utari Praba Astuti

Keywords: Digital pictures of the LOSS Board Game, article of a, an, and the, junior high school students

Abstract

Digital medium needed for this situation because of COVID-19. Providing a digital medium for students to practice their English at home is a challenge for some teachers who cannot design the digital medium from scratch. Looking at the text without any pictures appears to make the students are not interested in doing the exercises. The LOSS Board Game is one of the games that created to address the issue. The game is applied for online learning to expand students' English proficiency in pronunciation and other skills. Digital pictures of the LOSS Board Game is used to develop students' ability to understand the article of a, an, and the. Thus, this study was conducted to improve students' mastery of English articles. The research design uses Classroom Action Research (CAR). The LOSS Board Game's pictures were predicted to provide students' mastery in English articles for junior high school students.

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