LearntoUseGamesinPrimaryEnglishTeaching

-------byWEIHongmei（魏紅梅）廣東外語藝術(shù)職業(yè)學(xué)院外語系副教授

Objectives(教學(xué)目標(biāo)):

Bytheendofthislecture,hopefullyyouwillbeableto:TellwhygamescanbeusedtohelpchildrenlearnEnglishUnderstandgamescanbeusedatdifferentstagesoflearningIdentifyeffectivetechniquesforusinggamesinlanguageteachingWarmming-up:

Doyoulikeplayinggames?Whenyouwereachild,whatkindofgamesdidyouplay?

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Let’sdo“PointandSay”

&“ChineseWhispers”.

(seeGamenotesp.3-5of23)

◆Findoutthedifferencebetweentheabovetwoactivities.

Activity(PointandSay):

noagreedrules;noclearoutcome;noclearreasonforusinglanguage;canbefun;learnlanguageconsciouslyandfocusonlanguage;maylackchallenges;nowinner;nojudge…Game(ChineseWhispers):

clearrulesorproceduresagreedbyall;clearandunpredictableoutcome/endpoint;involvefunelements;arealreason/needtousethelanguage;focusonmeaning;caninvolvementalchallenges;havewinners/losers…Whatisagame?Gameshaveclearrulesandanoutcome.Mostgameshavewinners/losersandsomewayofkeepingscore.Itisnotclearatthebeginningwhoisgoingtowin,somostlythegameisexcitingandfulloffun.Gameshavearealreason/needtousethelanguagebutfocusonmeaning.Theycaninvolvementalchallenges.

AnalyzingthecharacteristicsofGames:involveplaythatisgovernedbyrules;involvecontestorco-operationbetweenplayersorgroupsofplayers;havechallengestochildren’sabilityshouldleadtohavingfunandpossiblysomemovementhaveunpredictableoutcome/endpoint;haveaclearresultneeda“referee”toseetherulesareobeyedhavewinners/losers…Let’splaygamesChangingSeat(p.6-80f23)“Simonsays”(p.90f23)Playingaguessinggame(p.36ofATrainningcourseofPETTechniques)Questions:

Doyouenjoyit?Isthegamemotivatingforchildren?Why?Doesthegameprovideareasontouselanguage?Whatlanguageispracticedinthegame?Whoisusingthelauguage?Whatkindofgamesdoyouthinkchildrenlike?Canyougiveexamples?GroupworkAsktheTrainneestoplayagame“TrueorFalse”inpairs.(seep.13-150f23;p.41-ofATrainningcourseofPETTechniques)

Questions:1)Whattypeofmaterialwepractisedjustnow?2)Willyouusethistypeorsimilartypesofmaterialinyourfutureteaching?3)Canyoutelluswhyyouwillusethem?Thereasonsofusinggames

.(seep.80f23)Gamescanhelpchildrentorememberthemeaningeasily.Gamescaninvolvechildrenandarousetheirinterest.Gamescanhelpchildrentolearnbydoing;GamescanbeusedtochangethepaceofalessonandtoaddsomefunGamescanencouragechildrentotaketheirEnglishoutsidetheclassroomGamescanprovidechildrenwithasenseofachievementandsuccessGamescaninvolveopportunitiesforchildrentouseimagination.SuggestedcriteriaofchoosingoradaptingGamesAgoodgameshould:Suitchildren’sage,interestandlanguagelevelHaveaclearlanguagefocusHaveatopiclinkedtothechildren’stextbookHaveacontextorsituationwhichhelpsmeaningContainsrepetitionofkeystructureorvocabularyContainlimitednewvocabularyEasytoplayFulloffunTryingout