How to Use Games in Primary English Teaching(3)

type of use, not just by the structures and vocabulary items.

Conclusion

This thesis aims to examine the assumptions about game-teaching approach for

children English teaching in the light of some literature and research, and also probes

into the reliability and pros and cons of using games in the process. One useful

strategy to encourage language acquisition is using language games which are defined

as a form of play concerning rules, competition, and an element of fun. Games have

the ability to capture students’ attention; lower students’ stress; give students the

chance for real communication. All this mean that it is easy to maintain a high degree

of motivation and to make the English class into an enjoyable and stimulating

experience for the children. Games provide not only a learning experience but an

enjoyable activity as well. Students, in the informal atmosphere of game playing, are

less self-conscious and therefore more apt to experiment and freely participate in

using the foreign language. Therefore, it may be challenging for teachers to try to add

some games in class in order to develop students’ English proficiency of the target

language.

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Nowadays, some students who learn English as a foreign language may lose their interest in learning and show negative attitude towards English learning. In order to deal with this problem, teachers have to explore ways to arouse the learners’ interest in learning the language and make English teaching effective. Songs, according to many scholars, can be an efficient instrument in a foreign language teaching. In recent years, the value of English songs in motivating students to learn English is widely acknowledged by many Foreign Language teachers. In language classes, many Foreign Language teachers have adopted meaningful English songs in teaching. Songs may take up the whole class period instead of only being used as warming-up activities games and so on. English songs are seen as a unique teaching tool, vital in communicative language teaching, providing language teachers with rich and varied resources. English songs can be used not only for purposeful language practice, but also for motivating students' interests and enhancing students' involvement in learning English. So EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers can try to use songs in their English classes.