| Games are Useful in Language Learning | | | | gameso TPR and physical movement gameso |
| We can successfully use games in the language | | | | Inter-active gameso Strategy gameso Online and |
| learning classroom to teach and practice | | | | computer games |
| numerous skills including:o Vocabularyo Spellingo | | | | Create Good Language Learners |
| Grammar and structureo Idioms and expressionso | | | | By using a wide variety of language learning |
| Pronunciationo Listening and speaking | | | | games in the EFL or ESL classroom the teacher is |
| Factors Affecting Choice of Games | | | | able to promote a number of qualities which |
| What kinds of games we can use will depend on | | | | positively contribute to a lowered affective filter |
| their intended purpose. Whether it's to introduce a | | | | and improved language acquisition. You should |
| topic, practice a particular skill or aspect, or | | | | include games among your strategies to promote |
| reinforce previous learning topics games help by | | | | these qualities that make for a good language |
| providing much-valued practice while effectively | | | | learner (Rubin, 1975)o Willing and accurate |
| lowering the affective filter of the students | | | | guessingo Language related Risk-takingo |
| (Krashen and Terrell, 1993). Other factors which | | | | Uninhibited communicationo Spontaneous language |
| can impact our choice of games are:o The | | | | practiceo Self-monitoring of speecho Attention to |
| number of studentso The size of the classroomo | | | | language meaning |
| Classroom environmental aspectso Length of | | | | Where and How |
| timeo Materials, realia or aids available | | | | Where you can get an ongoing variety of |
| Kinds of Games | | | | pre-produced games, how to use them creatively |
| We can vary the kinds of games considerably to | | | | in the EFL or ESL classroom and techniques for |
| help our students to make learning interesting, | | | | creating your own games customized to meet |
| innovative and more fun. Useful and | | | | the needs of your students will be discussed in |
| commonly-practiced games available for almost all | | | | future postings. |
| teaching and learning venues consist of:o Board | | | | |