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According to the national curriculum, teaching communication is very
important because of the fact that it plays such a big part of knowing a

language
d) Reading

Reading is an important skill to possess especially when learning the English

language. First of all it is important because of the fact that to be able to
write people need to know how to read. Secondly it is important for people

if they plan to visit the country where the language is spoken because then
they will have to be able to read, for example, various directions, menus,

and tourist brochures.

E. Examples on Games to Teach English Learners

If teachers are still uncertain of what kind of game to teach English learners,
teachers may want to use or how to go about making students work in the classroom,

perhaps the following examples may help.

a. Tic-Tac-Toe (British Naughts and Crosses) is altered slightly to
accommodate for team play, but the traditional objective of three-ina-row

remains the same
b. Concentration is a game to teach English learners that uses cards to match

vocabulary or grammar points and is best played in circlegroups so that
everyone can see the cards

c. The Clothesline is a game to teach English learners of building sentences

using different words each time
d. Oral Matching can be a fun way for English learners to mingle and practice

conversation
e. Scrambler is more of a puzzle type of activity that can be fun for English

learners as a break from traditional worksheets.

F. Games a Pedagogical Devices

The highly adaptable, flexible nature of games means that they can be
molded to suit a variety of learning settings and environments, such as Blackboard,

this can add another layer of interactivity and facilitate distance learning students.

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