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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL EDUCATION VIII
“Visioning the Future of Education”

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ESL GAMES IN DEVELOPING STUDENT’S
VOCAB IN ENGLISH

Subahshiny Krishnamurty, Harwati Hashim

(subahshiny1722@gmail.com, harwati@ukm.com.my)

Abstract

In this globalisation era, English language proficiency becomes a paramount evident
to a successful language learning process. Thus, Malaysia’s English Language
Curriculum for Primary Schools aims to furnish pupils with basic language skills
which qualify them to interact effectively in a various of contexts that are assign to the
pupils’ level of development in future. Therefore, the KSSR English Language
syllabus is geared to mould the learners to become a proficient English language user
in future. Hence, this paper revealed the effectiveness of the ESL games in
developing vocab in English. It has been recognised as one of the productive platform
to ameliorate student’s listening and thinking skills and for reviewing vocabulary.40
respondents from year 4 were chosen according to their poor Year 3 English final
exam’s result. They were tested through the pre-test and post-test. As a result, there is
a strong significance between the integration of ESL games in English language
learning.

Keywords: ESL Games, language skills, integration, proficient,

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