8.Online Language Games

 Traditional teaching and learning process referring to chalk-and-talk has become outdated in lessons. Teachers and learners are exposed to various task-based process to encourage a better participation among learners throughout the lesson. One of the most common and preferred teaching strategies is the use of language games to aid the teaching of various skills. The growth of digital learning tools and web applications being used in lessons taking the use of language games to a modern and advanced platform for learners to engage in lessons. The use of interesting and suitable materials along with the various approaches when conducting language games during lessons helps to cater to learners' needs and interests on the subject-matter especially in learning grammar in context. Many researchers have used various language games to show its effects on learners ' knowledge, competency and motivation in learning a language, focusing on different targeted language areas and skills such as grammar.

 El Shamy defines a game as a “competitive activity played according to rules within a given context, where players meet a challenge to achieve an objective and win”. Language games comprise many factors such as rules, competition, relaxation and learning in particular. Ruleshave to be clear, few and well-explained so as no difficulty is faced. They are designed in different levels aswell as topics that suit different students’ levels what make them enjoy all together and gain the best results.Using games in the process of language teaching-learning is not restricted for any language level; it helps allstudents to feel comfortable and more confident in acquiring a new language.

 References

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332943389_Language_Games_in_Teaching_and_Learning_English_Grammar_A_Literature_Review

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/235050435.pdf

 Previous year  University Questions

­1._______ is the main principle behind the use of language games in Indian classroom.(May 2016)

2._______ is a language game used in teaching vocabulary. (April 2017)

 3.Write any one online language game for spelling. (April 2017- 2 Marks)

 4.What are language games? Write an example for spelling game. (May 2020,2 marks)

 -Submitted by Ms.Jyotsna I