TPG PresentationThe Implication for

Teaching“Application Affixes in a

Game Classroom” Group 4

Yulia Sari Riyanti

Dyah Chandra S.D.

Putri Tiara Ismawaty

Dwi Novita Sari

Anik Biati

Section D

Background

In word formation, morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit in the grammar of a language, bound morphemes are affixes.

There are some differences in apply infixes between English and Indonesian grammar.

The differences become phenomena that happens toward students in Indonesia who get difficulties to apply English affixes when written or spoken in English.

Some words have more than one part

Free Morpheme

Bound Morpheme

Word classes or lexical categories

Morphemes

Word class

Traditionally parts of speech

Affixes

Prefixes

Infix

Suffixes

PurposesTo make students easier and fun to

apply affixes in learn English.To make teacher more creative to

teach about morphemes especially affixation.

To enrich students’ vocabularies.To improve reading comprehension

toward the students.

Advantages Teacher can easily teach

morphemes in English to student with a fun way.

By the game, usually student more understand about the material.

Process in learn about morphemes are more attractive.

Comparison Affixation in Indonesia:

Prefixes (Awalan): Ber- , Per- ,Me- ,Di- Ter- ,Ke- ,Se-.

* Per- always need suffix in the word.

E.g: –kan and –an.

Infixes (Sisipan)

Infix is affix in the middle of word.

E.g: -el, -em, and –er.

Suffixes (Akhiran)

Examples: - --i; –an; - –kan

Combination of affix involves prefix and suffix.

Examples:

- Prefix and suffix me-kan, and memper-kan

- Prefix and suffix ber – an.

- Prefix and suffix pe – an

- Prefix and suffix per- an

- Prefix and suffix se –nya

Affixation in English:

Affixes are bound morphemes that is attached to a free morpheme to form a new word.

Affix is divided into two:

Inflectional = change the grammatical meaning.

Derivational = change meaning or word classes.

All inflectional affixes are suffix.

From the book Word-Formation in English, published by Cambridge University Press, “It is impossible to say how many affixes English has, but it is clear that there are dozens.”

There are 54 suffixes and 26 prefixes (Hay and Bayen, 2002).

According to Stockwell and Minkova(2001), there are 129 affixes.

List of Prefixes and Suffixes

Data Analysis According to Kimpraswil in As’adi Muhammad (2009: 26),

a game is a work to exercising self it is include of thinking and acting, the advantage is motivated, and increase the achievement in a work.

Based on Hans Daeng (Andang Ismail, 2009: 17) game is a part in the child and a process to create a child’s character.

Based on Andang Ismail (2009: 26) game is activity to get happiness without willing to won or lose. Beside that games is activity to looking for joy and satisfied but with willing to won or lose.

Strategy Teacher use a game called “Fish Tank”.

In the game, teacher will explain how to play and lead the game, where students will get “fish” as the point if the answer correct.

Duration of the game: 20-30 minutes

Preparation:

1. Teacher prepares English words which has affixes and Indonesian translation.

2. Teacher divides the words into the free morphemes and affixes, then write in piece of papers.

3. Fish stickers

4. Dictionaries

5. Present to the winner

The instruction:

1. Teacher prepares all of the instruments of the game (sticker fish, draw the fish tank on the board, stack of papers, dictionary),

2. Teacher divides students into groups,

3.Teacher explains that he/she has two stacks of pieces of papers. One stack consists of free morphemes, and the other stack consists of affixes.

4. Teacher will mention Indonesian words and students have to translate the words into English which consists of prefix and suffix with dictionary as the aid.

5. The fastest with correct answer will get one fish as the point.

6. They will stick the fish inside the tank that had made by the teacher if the answer correct.

7. The group who has a lot of fish sticker in the tank is the winner and can change the fish sticker with present that the teacher provides.

8. Teacher distributes the papers to students.

9. Let’s play!!!

ConclusionAccording to Kimraswil (2009), game

can increase students’ motivation and achievement in a work.

Therefore, our group choose “Fish Tank” game as the implication of teaching affixes in English class, students can study easily to differentiate between affixation in Indonesia and English.

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