Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.]
English literacy among ESL learners normally centres around the capability of learners to communicate in English competently. However, it is often a problem for ESL learners when the communication involves the use of idioms. Idioms are a figurative language where meaning cannot be taken literally. H...
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| description | English literacy among ESL learners normally centres around the capability of learners to communicate in English competently. However, it is often a problem for ESL learners when the communication involves the use of idioms. Idioms are a figurative language where meaning cannot be taken literally. However, idioms rarely being included in the lesson of English, as many teachers choose to let learners learn them on their own. Learning idioms can be a dreadful experience for ESL learners as idioms are commonly used by native speakers and not oftenly used by ESL learners. Thus, a board game called ‘Idioms Hunter: Journey Beyond Words’ was designed to help ESL learners to acquire a better knowledge of idioms. This board game was inspired by the famous snake and ladder board game. However, ‘Idioms Hunter’ will give players a better experience as they will be playing to solve the mission by answering questions on idioms. This educational game will work as a stimulant to catch and captivate students’ attention in learning idioms. |
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| spelling | uitm-294592025-07-17T08:06:28Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29459/ Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.] ejssh Mokhtar, Muhammad Irfan Khairol Anuar, Nur Alyani Abdul Talib, Nur Syuhada Iman Hariulnizam, Wardina Zalia Khairul Faizi, Alif Hakeem Teaching (Principles and practice) Teaching aids and devices English language English literacy among ESL learners normally centres around the capability of learners to communicate in English competently. However, it is often a problem for ESL learners when the communication involves the use of idioms. Idioms are a figurative language where meaning cannot be taken literally. However, idioms rarely being included in the lesson of English, as many teachers choose to let learners learn them on their own. Learning idioms can be a dreadful experience for ESL learners as idioms are commonly used by native speakers and not oftenly used by ESL learners. Thus, a board game called ‘Idioms Hunter: Journey Beyond Words’ was designed to help ESL learners to acquire a better knowledge of idioms. This board game was inspired by the famous snake and ladder board game. However, ‘Idioms Hunter’ will give players a better experience as they will be playing to solve the mission by answering questions on idioms. This educational game will work as a stimulant to catch and captivate students’ attention in learning idioms. Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Pulau Pinang 2019-11 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29459/1/29459.pdf Mokhtar, Muhammad Irfan and Khairol Anuar, Nur Alyani and Abdul Talib, Nur Syuhada Iman and Hariulnizam, Wardina Zalia and Khairul Faizi, Alif Hakeem (2019) Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.]. (2019) ESTEEM Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/ESTEEM_Journal_of_Social_Sciences_and_Humanities.html>, 3 (Nov): 5. pp. 8-18. ISSN 2600-7274 https://ejssh.uitm.edu.my/ |
| spellingShingle | Teaching (Principles and practice) Teaching aids and devices English language Mokhtar, Muhammad Irfan Khairol Anuar, Nur Alyani Abdul Talib, Nur Syuhada Iman Hariulnizam, Wardina Zalia Khairul Faizi, Alif Hakeem Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.] |
| title | Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.] |
| title_full | Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.] |
| title_fullStr | Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.] |
| title_short | Students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on Idioms Hunter - Journey Beyond Words / Muhammad Irfan Mokhtar ... [et al.] |
| title_sort | students’ perceptions of using board game to learn idiom: a study on idioms hunter - journey beyond words / muhammad irfan mokhtar ... [et al.] |
| topic | Teaching (Principles and practice) Teaching aids and devices English language |
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