GAMES TO LEARN ENGLISH : A TEACHING RESOURCE

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NAVA BHARATH NATIONAL SCHOOLS

• GAMES TO LEARN ENGLISH A TEACHING RESOURCE

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• Traditionally, the conventional methods in
  teaching English as a foreign language, such as
  boring explanations or mechanical exercises, are
  unpleasant and can be very monotonous for
  students. For this reason, the new curricula have
  developed strategies for learning, based on the
  use of games as an educational tool.
• In this sense, this article has the objective of
  describing the importance of the use of games in
  the teaching of English as a foreign language,
  among other issues.
• Basically
• Games are an important resource in the language
  learning process, and especially at an early age.
• In recent decades, researchers have seen a huge
  increase in the amount of scientific attention
  paid to games as learning tools. Games increase
  motivation and provide a compelling incentive to
  use the foreign language.
• What you should know about games to learn English
• The game has traditionally been a common learning
  technique, although recognition of its
  pedagogical value still has a long way to go.
  Consequently, in this space we provide you with
  all the necessary information about games to
  learn English.

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• Why study English? Reasons to learn the language.
• English has become the universal language, being
  the most widely spoken language in the world. For
  this reason, millions of people decide to study
  English as a second language, because mastering
  it can provide you with numerous benefits. In
  this sense, we offer you the most important
  reasons why you should take into account the
  study of the English language.
• Employment Perhaps the main reason to study
  English is because it is essential when it comes
  to finding a job. English provides access to a
  better education, and therefore the possibility
  of a better job. It gives you the possibility of
  being able to work in any type of organization,
  and thus, improve your employment situation.
• Education It allows access to a better
  education, without being limited to universities
  or training centers in your country, or studying
  a degree at a foreign university. In addition, it
  enables access to more current and complete
  information.
• Culture Studying English is important because it
  will show you other cultures, lifestyles and
  different ways of thinking. You will be able to
  meet new people and understand their customs.

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• What are the benefits of learning with games?
• Games increase motivation and provide a
  compelling incentive to use the foreign language.
  Through games, students can
• learn English in the same way that they learn
  their mother tongue, without being fully aware
  that they are studying and learning it. In this
  way, the use of games to learn languages ??can
  offer multiple benefits
• Affective benefits games reduce the affective
  filter, encourage a creative and spontaneous use
  of the language, promote
• communicative competence, motivate and are fun.
• Cognitive benefits Games are used for
  reinforcement, are useful for revision and
  extension, and focus on grammar in a
  communicative way.
• Dynamic Benefits Games focus on students, the
  teacher acts as a facilitator, build class
  cohesion, encourage
• whole-class participation, and promote healthy
  competition.
• Adaptability Benefits Games are easy to adjust
  for age, level, and interests, use all four
  skills, and require minimal preparation on the
  part of students.
• What types of games exist to learn English?
• There are a large number of games, but we
  highlight five types in the following table
• Information void games
• They can be unambiguous (a student has the
  information that his partner must acquire) or
  reciprocal (student A has the information that B
  needs and vice versa).

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• Puzzle games
• It is through the cooperation of the entire group
  that the task is completed. The objective is the
  correct union of all the pieces
• Ranking games
• Students make a list of items about a
• certain focus of interest and must organize it in
  order of importance
• Matching games
• Identical pairs of photos, illustrations or cards
  are distributed among the whole class. Players
  must find their match by describing the
  information given
• Selection games
• Each player has a list with different
  possibilities and only one of them is common to
  the whole group. They must decide through
  dialogue and discussion what is that common
  denominator.
• How to correctly select the games to learn
  English?
• Language learning games need to be simple in
  language and
• should be easy to explain, set up, and ultimately
  play. Likewise, when selecting the appropriate
  games for each didactic situation, a series of
  considerations must be taken into account
• Games have to provide an opportunity for real
  communication, albeit within artificially defined
  limits.
• The games should stimulate the acquisition of the
  foreign language, increasing the degree of
  motivation in the student.
• The games should favor a positive, relaxed,
  relaxed climate, encouraging the participation of
  all students.
• The very structure of the game must allow the
  student to exploit his knowledge of the foreign
  language with flexibility.

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• What is the perfect age to learn English?
• One of the biggest disputes regarding the
  learning of a second language is the age
  considered optimal to start the study of the
  language. In response to this, many experts say
  that the best age ranges between 3 and 6 years.
  However, if you look at the positive factors that
  facilitate learning a second language at these
  ages, you can also see how it is not negative to
  start even earlier, it can even be very
  beneficial in several aspects.
• (1) The study of foreign languages ??at an early
  age increases the development of mathematical
  skills, especially in the field of problem
  solving, another clear example that it is more a
  cognitive activity than a linguistic one.

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• How often should games be used to learn English?
• If enough effort is put in, an hour a day should
  be enough to reach your goal in a reasonable
  amount of time. It is important to practice the
  language, so that you can master it completely,
  for this reason, it is recommended to have more
  than 3 study sessions a week.
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• Summary
• Throughout history, the game has been considered
  a
• fundamental aspect in the formation of the
  individual. In addition, as has been shown in
  this article, the game is a motivating element
  that encourages creativity and spontaneity of the
  student in class.
• Learning in general, and that of a foreign
  language in particular,
• responds to a general goal (to learn that
  language) that is divided into increasingly
  specific objectives. The game appears as a
  parallel dimension to these particular
  objectives, reinforcing the motivation towards a
  satisfactory end.v

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