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by Veronica Soroka
School of Dobrovody Uman district
Cherkasy region
2011
Grammar games in teaching English
“Fun can transform a task or drill into a rewording game. It seems logical to suggest that an activity which is fun is going to be motivating”
The C-Wheel
child
• Games are the most serious classroom activity.
• Games are transparent rehearsals for life.
• Real games reflect underlying cultural and psychological frames.
• Games always have an aim and purpose.
• Games are fun and enjoyment.
The benefits of games
Affective
• Lowers affective filter
• Encourages creative and spontaneous use of language
• Promotes communicative competence
• Motivates• fun
Cognitive
• Reinforces• Reviews and
extends
Class Dynamics
• Student centered
• Teacher acts only as facilitator
• Builds class cohesion
• Fosters whole class participation
• Promotes healthy competition
Adaptability
• Easily adjusted for age, level and interests
• Utilizes all four skills
• Requires minimum preparation after development
The criteria for choosing games
• Should have an aim and purpose
• Linguistic relevance
• Children should be able to participate
• Easy and quick to set up and carry out
• Fun for children
Types of games
• competitive• cooperative
• speaking• listening• writing• action
• vocabulary• phonetic• grammar
Games can be used in three ways
diagnostically
for checking-up
revision
Tips for playing games
Go for simplicityAll children are involved
You know the gameClear instructions
Interactive languageBe fair and firm
Keep favourite games at handStop the game while the
children are still “on task”
Advantages of grammar games
Everybody is working at once
Serious becomes fun
Individual responsibility
Teacher finds out what
student knows
Sentence scramble
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,
Find ten differences
Verbs to storyPut Ran Saw
Put on Went in Said
Went out Ate up Jumped out
Walked Put on Ate up
Stopped Lay down Heard
Picked Came Came in
Saw Knocked Killed
Asked Said Lived
Answered Went in
Question board games
References
1. Свиридюк Т.В., Петрук С.П. Все про ігри. Методичні рекомендації. - Тернопіль:Лібра Терра. 2007.
2. Carol Read. 500 activities for the Primary classroom.- Macmillan
3. http://www.teachingenglishgames.com4. http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/courses5. Гис В.М. Методика проведення гри як засобу
активної пізнавальної діяльності. – Англійська мова та література.6, 2010.
6. Давыдова З.М. Игра как метод обучения иностранным языкам.- Иностранные языки в школе,10.