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Olaru Ioana Aimee
Ioan David George
Mihalache Amelia

Papoiu Alexandra Ștefania
Dina Alexia

The Importance of Using Games in to their classroom by providing challenge and

Foreign Language Teaching and entertainment.
Games help the teacher to create
Learning
contexts in which the language is useful and

meaningful. Even though games are often
Profesor Moldovan Cristina
associated with fun, we should not lose sight

of their pedagogical value, particularly in
„„People rarely succeed unless they have fun
foreign language teaching and learning.
in what they are doing.‟‟
Games are effective as they create motivation,

lower students‘ stress, and give language
Dale Carnegie
learners the opportunity for real

communication.
Games and fun activities are a vital
According to J. Hadfield, ‗‗a game is
part of teaching English as a foreign
an activity with rules, a goal and an element
language. Using games is an important tool
of fun…Games should be regarded as an
that allows language teachers to add colours
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