SUMMARY WRITING ASSIGNMENT

LANGUAGE LEARNING GAMES:

According to the article “Language and learning games”, games are a good way for learners to acquire and practice vocabulary, grammar and structures unconsciously, since their attention is not on the language when they play. These games can be used several times a week by teachers to revise certain aspects of the language. In the article, three types of games are mentioned. First, there are number and letter games, with which students can practice numbers and letters not in the ordered way they are learned, but in the way they occur in real life (dates, prices, and so on.). In this kind of games we have bingo, secret messages, prices, and count again. The kind of games that are used to revise vocabulary are called word games, and they are word sets, word building, card scrabble, my shopping basket, anything to declare?, sound chains, letter chains, word associations, and the grammar focus game. Finally, there are speaking games, which allow students to practice both speaking and listening. Also they help students to develop their creativity. These games are what’s my line?, animal, vegetable or mineral?, and chain story. Due to the fact that games are a way to learn a language, they should be prepared taking into account the most important aspects of the lesson the teacher wants to review. They can be easily adapted to any lesson since they can be as long as the teacher wishes; it means that there is a lot of flexibility to prepare them.