Language Games for Learning Arabic -- by Amal al Ayoubi
Introduction - why use games?
There are several reasons for using games in the language classroom and for providing examples of games here.
- Language games can provide learners with useful language practice in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
- They can help improve classroom atmosphere and dynamics by encouraging peer support and interaction.
- Many coursebooks do not provide this type of practice material.
- Language games are flexible and can be used at almost any time in a lesson.
- Games can be used for both accuracy-based work and fluency-based work.
- Games can be long or short depending on the time available.
- Six language games are described in this downloadable document in Word format and PDF format. The files contain text in English and in Arabic.
Contents
- Introduction – why use games?
- The Auction Game
- Find someone who …
- The Noughts and Crosses Game
- Catch Phrase
- Split Sentences
- Crime Investigation
- Write a Story
