Grammar games : cognitive, affective, and drama activities for EFL students

By: Rinvolucri, MarioMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: University Press, Cambridge: 1984Description: vi, 138 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780521277730; 0521277736 Subject(s): Educational gamesDDC classification: 428.24
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Feelings about grammar -- 1. Competitive games -- 2. Collaborative sentence-making games -- 3. Awareness activities -- 4. Grammar through drama -- 5. Miscellany -- Bibliography.
Summary: This is a resource book for teachers containing material for a wide variety of games which can be played in the English language classroom. Each game focusses on one or more points of English grammar. A specification is given for each game, describing its level, materials needed, grammar points practised and time required. Grammar Games enables teachers to integrate grammar practice into their classes in novel and motivating ways: humanistic and affective approaches involve students in thinking and action; games use either simple materials like dice and pencil-and-paper, or provide materials which can be copied; written by a well-known, active EFL teacher and writer; all games have been thoroughly tested in class; range of levels from beginner upwards; variety of different games: competitive games, collaborative games, awareness activities, grammar through drama, and a miscellany.
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Acknowledgements --
Introduction --
Feelings about grammar --
1. Competitive games --
2. Collaborative sentence-making games --
3. Awareness activities --
4. Grammar through drama --
5. Miscellany --
Bibliography.


This is a resource book for teachers containing material for a wide variety of games which can be played in the English language classroom. Each game focusses on one or more points of English grammar. A specification is given for each game, describing its level, materials needed, grammar points practised and time required. Grammar Games enables teachers to integrate grammar practice into their classes in novel and motivating ways: humanistic and affective approaches involve students in thinking and action; games use either simple materials like dice and pencil-and-paper, or provide materials which can be copied; written by a well-known, active EFL teacher and writer; all games have been thoroughly tested in class; range of levels from beginner upwards; variety of different games: competitive games, collaborative games, awareness activities, grammar through drama, and a miscellany.

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