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The present investigation is guided by the assumption that using a language games-based approach is likely to provide more learning opportunities for pupils through creating an enjoyable learning environment which will enhance pupil-pupil and teacher-pupil interaction. This study involves the use of language games in teaching English to young Libyan learners in two state schools in Libya's capital, Tripoli. One hundred 11 year old pupils and two teachers took part in this study. Pupils were divided into four classes, two traditional classes and two language games classes. Activities based on language games replaced some activities presently in the course book. The main purpose of the study is to explore the nature of classroom interaction in Libyan EFL primary classrooms and how this is affected by the use of language games. The study also aims to discover the teachers' perceptions concerning the use of language games and their impact on pupil learning in action. The study e...
The Effectiveness of Games in English Language Learning at Elementary Level in Government Schools
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ), 2017
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The Impact of Language Games in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
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Abstract The present study investigates the importance of using various language games in the EFL context as a significant tool to facilitate teaching English. The study aims at finding out the role of such games exploited by the English teachers at Basic Schools as a supportive tool and a helpful method in teaching EFL. For achieving the aims, it is hypothesized that: (1) language games facilitate teaching different aspects of English language, (2) these games are used to teach different aspects of English language in an EFL context. (3) language games can be used to teach all language skills reading, writing, speaking and listening. Accordingly, the researcher defines language games, classifies them, clarifies the time and methods of playing such games, presents the sort of games chosen for this purpose, after that sheds light on the most important advantages of using language games for learners depending on the literature. To achieve the aims and verify the hypotheses of the study, a questionnaire is constructed and given to fifty English teachers who teach EFL learners at Basic Schools. The findings of the study achieve the aims and verify the hypothesis that languages games do have a crucial role in teaching English and all the aspects of English language to the learners who are not native speakers of the language. Keywords: Language Games, Teaching EFL Learners, Language Skills.
Investigating the Impact of Using Games in Teaching Children English
International Journal of Learning and Development, 2011
The ever increasing numbers of EFL learners adds greater urgency to the need to prioritize the most effective means by which language proficiency can be enhanced; developing language skills through games being one such method. This study examines the overall effects of using games on the improvement of young children’s English proficiency in relation to the following criteria: motivation; vocabulary acquisition; and anxiety due to peer pressure. The overarching aim of the research is to investigate the relationship between the usage of games and students’ English proficiency. In this study, the subjects numbered 50 grade-six EFL students from one elementary school. By applying quantitative and qualitative research methods, the major findings demonstrate that students evidenced significant improvements in their learning motivation and vocabulary acquisition, and that their anxiety levels due to peer pressure were reduced when learning included games. Other findings reveal that there ...
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Language Games as a Part of Edutainment
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
Teaching English through games is one of the best ways to provide entertainment when learning a language. Hence, this study aims at investigating what primary school children think about learning a language through games, and finding out whether there is congruence between the children's and English language teachers' perspectives about the issue. 121 5th grade learners and 60 language teachers were asked to complete a 23-item questionnaire about different aspects of using games in language classes. The results revealed mostly positive opinions about the issue and there are statistically significant differences between learners' and teachers' ideas on several points. Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Ferhan Odabaşı.
English has become an international language and its range of functions is increasing everywhere including Uzbekistan, because dynamic processes in all spheres and successive reforming need acquiring one or two foreign languages. In connection with this, huge tasks are set before teachers of the English language; teachers became one of the main subjects of educational reforms. Therefore, if a teacher is open to welcome new pedagogical innovations, he can provide goal-oriented introduction of innovative ideas into educational process. New approach is much more pupil-orientated, pupil’s needs and interests are taken into consideration and it seeks to personalize and localize language and adapt it to interests of pupils. As young children are extremely imaginative and their fantasy is very much a part of their world, game activities are considered to be a very effective way of learning a foreign language, because games can play a big part in helping participants build relationships, and to feel equal, and, of course, games help activate pupils who may have been inactive before, due to lack of interest. This article deals with the importance and benefits of using games in teaching foreign languages and improving speaking skills of young learners.
Use of Language Games as an Effective Tool in English Language Teaching
Journal of English Language and Literature
Learning/ Teaching a Foreign language / Second language (English) is a complex task especially in a non-native context where there is little scope for exposure to and use of the target language. The mother tongue (L1) exercises pro-active interference in the learning of a foreign language like English (L2). The level of complexity /difficulty increases with the widening difference between the two languages (L1&L2). Higher levels of conscious efforts are required on the part of the learners to free themselves of the influence of the mother tongue, and to understand, assimilate and interpret the newly learnt language items. It's an uphill task, both challenging and rewarding for the teacher also to play a pivotal role in facilitating the teaching-learning process. High motivation is the need of the hour for the teaching-learning process so as to make it a pleasant experience for both the partners in the process. In this context Language Games serve as an effective tool towards this end and serve the purpose. Learners of all age groups show interest in games and learning becomes easier and simpler when learning takes place through games. Language games provide familiar, native setting for language learning in a non-native context there by removing all sorts of apprehensions, hesitation, fears and confusion.
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The study examined the effect of language games on students' spoken English proficiency, focusing on junior secondary schools in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The report provides a systematic review of published relevant studies on the use of language games in improving students' spoken English competency from 2010 to 2019. The primary goal of this systematic review is to provide researchers and reading educationists with a synthesis of the evidence from previous studies on the impact of language games on students' spoken English proficiency. This will allow for more development and implementation research to be conducted in this area. This study aims to address two questions: how effective are language games in enhancing students' speaking abilities, and what are students' experiences like while playing the game? The findings of this investigation shed light on the value and positive effect that language games have on improving students' speaki...
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Language games are one of the significant techniques appropriate for teaching and learning a foreign language. This paper examines how language games are applied in teaching and learning the English language in lower secondary schools: a case of Meru District Council (Tanzania). The paper is guided by the Communicative Language Teaching Approach. This study was qualitative; hence, data were collected from eight secondary schools through interviews and observations and then analysed thematically. Thirteen English language teachers were involved in data collection. The findings show that the majority of English language teachers do not use language games in language classes. The reasons for this are that many such teachers have had little exposure to a variety of games and lack awareness of language game instruction being among the techniques for teaching and learning the English language; hence, they lack the knowledge, skills, and competencies to apply such games in the language class. This study recommends that capacity building for English language teachers is needed, particularly in the language games technique.