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ISSN: 2782- 893X
eISSN: 2799-0664

Effectiveness of Using ICT Generated Word Games in Improving the Vocabulary Skills of ALS A & E Learners

IJAMS Publisher

AUTHOR(S)

Else N. Caliwan



ABSTRACT

The heart of language development is vocabulary learning. As words are learned, they become embedded in a network of semantic connections to other words. Indeed, vocabulary is one of the most important tools to facilitate communications. Because vocabulary is so important, it is wise to increase the size of it whenever he/she can. The size of one’s vocabulary is a good indicator of his/her comprehension ability when reading new material. The researcher as computer advocate, is challenge to conduct this study in order to evaluate the effectiveness of using ICT generated word games in improving the vocabulary skills of the ALS A & E learners in selected barangays in the Municipality of Kananga, Leyte for she found out that the previous quarters, most of her learners did not pass the English test due to lack of vocabulary skills. An intervention plan was formulated based on the result of the study. The data revealed that there is significant difference between the scores of the pre-test and post-test performance of the ALS A & E learners. This means that ICT generated word games is effective in improving the vocabulary skills of the learners. It is recommended to implement the formulated Intervention Plan in order to improve the performance of the ALS learners.