How do I incorporate games in classroom instruction?

Young learners often appreciate playfulness more than adult learners. Games are activities young learners are familiar with in daily life. To integrate games into classroom instruction is certainly a fun way to go. When learners are playing with the language, they learn with enthusiasm and the effort they put into learning is painless. The most effective games that support language learning are the games that:

1.      Are most relevant to the content of teaching and learning;

2.      Mobilize a variety of intelligence and learning styles;

3.      Involve and four language skills （speaking, listening, reading and writing）；

4.      Are competitive and interactive in nature;

5.      Interest learners;

6.      Inspire active participation, especially the equal participation of all learners;

7.      Require clear, precise, and short instructions.

Avoid games in languages classroom that have complicated rules, require sophisticated equipment, are too time consuming, do not provide equal opportunity for all players, or are irrelevant to learning.

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