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INDRI YANI LESTARI. Reg. No. 2130104032. Title Thesis “STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE BENEFIT OF WORD WALL GAMES USED BY ENGLISH TEACHER”. English Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Mahmud Yunus State Islamic University Batusangkar. The problem in this study is the lack of insight into students' perceptions of the benefits of Word Wall Games used by teachers in English language learning at SMPN 1 Padang Ganting. This study aims to reveal students' perceptions on the benefits of Word Wall Games used by teachers at SMPN 1 Padang Ganting. This study used a descriptive quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design. The study population consisted of 91 people from four classes who used Word Wall Games in the learning process. The sampling technique used was total sampling. The instrument used to collect data was a questionnaire related to the benefits of Word Wall Games used by English teachers, which was distributed directly to students using the Likert scale technique. To measure the validity of the questionnaire, a trial was conducted and analyzed using Aikens' formula. The questionnaire was developed based on relevant theories by Kariyati et al. (2024) and Rohmatin (2023). To assess the validity of the questionnaire, a pilot test was conducted,ُ andُtheُ resultsُwereُanalyzedُ usingُAikens’ُ formula.ُTheُ validationُ results indicated that the instrument had overall validity of 0.920 (Very High). The results of the study indicate that students' perceptions of the benefits of Word Wall Games used by teachers are positive, with an average student perception of 123.96. The data obtained as a whole is distributed in the average of each Increasing Motivation and Participation with an average of 16.82, Improving Vocabulary Mastery with an average of 24.92, Improving Speaking Skills with an average of 16.40, Playing While Learning with an average of 24.50, Increasing Students' Interest with an average of 16.50, and Developing Creativity with an average of 24.80, with all aspects categorized as positive. Therefore, the perceptions obtained from students indicate that Word Wall Games are good (positive) when used by English teachers.