8/2/2019 Eyl Print Out

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/eyl-print-out 1/3

Teaching English for Young Learners Using Games

Game is an activity done with a certain rule (Khan: 1991)

Characteristic of Games

o There must be interaction among the players

o The players must understand about the rule of the game

o The game has a certain purpose and context

o The players must be involved actively in the game

Why Using Games?

o Games are fun thus it can loosen the tension in the classroom

o Games make the students to be active in the classroomo Games can motivate the students to learn more

o Games can be used in any language teaching situations and with all

skill areas (reading, writing, speaking or listening)

Example of Games

o Simon Says

o Question-Answer

o Word Challenge

o Role Play

Simon Says

o  It‟s a game that involves the students to say “Simon says”. A

command starting with "Simon says" means the players must obey

that command.

o A command without  the beginning "Simon says" means do not do

this action.

o Anyone who breaks one of these two rules is eliminated from the

remainder of the game.

o It is also often played that anyone who talks is eliminated.

o It is considered cheating to give impossible commands.

8/2/2019 Eyl Print Out

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/eyl-print-out 2/3

Example:

  “Simon says, touch your nose.” 

- At that command, the students must touch their nose to

indicate that they understood the command.

  “Arms up.” 

- At that command, the students must not  lift their arms up

because the command did not start with “Simon says” 

  "Simon says lift both of your legs up and keep them there!” 

- This command is considered impossible, the one who

says it will be eliminated. Command that indicate the students

to go out of the classroom is also prohibited.

Question-Answer Game

This game is as simple as asking questions then get the answers from

the students. To make it fun, the teacher can do these following steps:

Make cards with questions written on it

Divide the students into two teams

Teacher reads one card

Whomever answers the question will earn his or her team one point

Then one person from the winning team gets one different card then

he/she read it in front of the class

Every student only gets one chance (read one card or answer one

question) for the point to be given. If the same person answered

another question, then point will not be given

The team with most point wins

Word Challenge

It‟s a game in which the students are given a word then tries to write it

correctly on the board. To make it fun, the teacher can do these following

steps:

› Divide the students into two teams

› One person from each team does rock, paper, scissors

› Winner says a word and opponent tries to write the word correctly

8/2/2019 Eyl Print Out

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/eyl-print-out 3/3

› If they get it right, their team gets a point

› If they get it wrong, the person who said the word can write it out for

a point for their team

›

  Have another person from each team play 'Word Challenge„ › The team with most point wins

Role Play

o Role play is a game of pretending to be someone else or something

to simulate an experience, usually interacting with others doing the

same.

o Role play is usually performed according to a script contains

dialogues.

o  Role play is used to measure students‟ speaking ability. 

o For the first simulation, the teacher can provide the script and for the

next performance students should use their own script to be

performed.