TEACHING ENGLISH TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH DIFFERENT GAMES

Abstract

In recent years, the emphasis on the study and teaching of foreign languages has increased significantly. This is done to make foreign language lessons, especially English, more interesting, that is, using a variety of innovative methods, techniques and interactive games that challenge a wide variety of students. Using games throughout the lesson further enhances students' interest in learning the subject. A sample group of Grade 6 classes in a research project included 26 English additional language learners. One grade 6 classes were selected, 13 pupils were being the experimental and the other 13 were being the control group. Over 20 days, the experimental group was taught English as a second language with the help of different interactive games on a daily basis. A significant difference in the means between the control and the experimental groups was recorded during a re-test done on all learners of the two classes. The experimental group performed well in a test and their knowledge percentage was higher than the other group, because they could remember more due to practising new things they had learnt during the lesson through games in English. This finding has important teaching implications for ESL