tailieunhanh - Games can help to learn a foreign language

Tham khảo tài liệu 'games can help to learn a foreign language', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Games can help to learn a foreign language The beneficial effects of games on language learning Games have long been used in foreign language teaching but some teachers and students may still view them with suspicion. They may think that games are just a waste of time or just a means of filling in for example the last fifteen or ten minutes of a class period. However a thorough understanding of the relative merits and uses of language games will dispel such misconceptions. In fact the use of games proves to be a good idea because of its following major contributions to the teaching and learning of foreign languages. First games can increase the amount of student practice and participation. As games are often played in pairs or teams they create favorable conditions for pair work or group work to take place. Since these two forms of student grouping provide students with more opportunity to use the language with students initiating their turns-at-talk instead of waiting for them to be nominated by the teacher it is right to say that games intended for groups of two or more than two students can increase student talking time. As far as second or foreign language acquisition is concerned any increase in student talking time big or small is significant because it will help develop students language competence. Second games can generate and increase motivation a vital factor to students success in language learning. A common reason for the use of games in language teaching is that they are an effective ways to interest students. Indeed games are capable of involving .