FUN LEARNING ENGLISH DENGAN MEDIA GAMES DI SDN 02 MOJOREJO MADIUN

Abstract

English is a foreign language in Indonesia so the learning process requires an appropriate and effective approach. Children have good abilities in learning languages ​​however they still have to be guided carefully since children have special characteristics that are different from adult learners. They need good teachers, people who are creative and innovative and able to understand the characteristics of children.  One of the ways to help children learning foreign languages ​​more easily is by using games that are appropriate to the topic and learning objectives. Following up on the community service program in the form of extracurricular activities in English learning at SDN 02 Mojorejo Madiun which was held in 2017, the team then continued the English learning by using games as the media. Learning English using games was focused on the V grader students at SDN 02 Mojorejo Madiun. The output targets of this community service program are: (1) Motivating children to learn English in fun ways, (2) Increasing children's spirit in learning English, (3) Increasing the understanding of Elementary School students towards the use of good and correct basic English as a foundation for learning English at a higher level, and (4) Improving the competitiveness of elementary school students with other students at their ages in communicating using English. Based on the stages of the activities carried out by the team, the peak of the learning series of English using media games was the students’ participation in the English Quiz competition. The competition covered all English material that had been reviewed.