Charade game and vocabulary learning

Abstract

Learning English vocabulary can be complicated. However, there are ways and tools that make learning vocabulary easier and more fun. There are students who have difficulties when learning English words. For this reason, the main purpose of this research project was to examine how charade game improves vocabulary learning in students of 5th EGB of the Unidad Educativa Hispano America in Ambato - Ecuador. Consequently, this research was based on quantitative research because data was collected through a pre-test and a post-test (A1 Movers exam) as instruments. In addition, a pre-experimental design was carried out and it was exposed to a dynamic treatment during eight interventions over four weeks in which charade game was applied for teaching different vocabulary topics. Furthermore, the experimental group was made up of 34 students (23 males and 11 females). Afterwards, the results were analyzed using a nonparametric test for two related Wilcoxon samples, likewise, the results showed a positive advance in the use of charade game to improve students’ vocabulary competence, which confirmed the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis. In the end it was concluded that through charade game students felt more motivated to learn vocabulary and paid more attention. Furthermore, this technique improved collaborative work and increased confidence and students were not afraid to make mistakes