Games in ESL/EFL Games in ESL/EFL ClassroomsClassrooms

Beit Berl Academic CollegeBeit Berl Academic College

20112011

RationaleRationale

Encouraging sustaining interest and workEncouraging sustaining interest and work

Creating useful and meaningful contexts of Creating useful and meaningful contexts of languagelanguage

Providing repeated use of languageProviding repeated use of language

Practicing all language skillsPracticing all language skills

How to Choose GamesHow to Choose Games

11 . .Not just for funNot just for fun

22 . .Involving friendly competitionInvolving friendly competition

33 . .Keeping the students involved and Keeping the students involved and interestedinterested

44 . .Focusing on the use of the languageFocusing on the use of the language

How to Choose GamesHow to Choose Games

55 ) )Giving a chance to learn/ reviewing Giving a chance to learn/ reviewing specific language materialspecific language material

66 ) )Requires preparationRequires preparation

77 ) )Challenging and easy to playChallenging and easy to play

88 ) )Supplementary activitiesSupplementary activities

The Role of the TeacherThe Role of the Teacher

11 . .To make a thorough preparationTo make a thorough preparation

22 . .To listen to students’ evaluationTo listen to students’ evaluation

33 . .To make sure to include many To make sure to include many participantsparticipants

44 . .To select a game that suits the pupils’ To select a game that suits the pupils’ levelslevels

The Role of the TeacherThe Role of the Teacher

55 ) )Giving clear instructionsGiving clear instructions

66 ) )To make sure that the pupils follow the To make sure that the pupils follow the rulesrules

77 ) )To keep the class under controlTo keep the class under control

88 ) )To observe the pupils during the game To observe the pupils during the game and to do a summary at the endand to do a summary at the end

Types of GamesTypes of Games

Cooperative gamesCooperative games

Competitive gamesCompetitive games

Communicative gamesCommunicative games

Code-control gamesCode-control games