The role of games in teaching english

part in helping participants build relationships, 
and to feel equal. Playing games in the 

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classroom can also help create a friendly and 
positive atmosphere where seat arrangement 
can differ from game to game, and thus cause 
diversity from the norm which can be 
extremely helpful in keeping an exciting 
learning environment.
Third, the reason most people want to 
learn a language is to be able to use it in real 
situations, for example when travelling. Games 
can be a very good way to practice this skill 
because they can easily be used to reenact 
various situations from real life and provide 
students with practice in their fluency. Also, by 
using games in the classroom the teacher is 
giving his learners a bigger role, and he himself 
is stepping out of the frontline which is a 
positive thing because it allows learners to take 
on more responsibility. Also that allows 
learners to do more on their own, and that can 
very well result in an increase in their 
confidence level. 
Fourth, language students need to be 
exposed to the language in a variety of 
situations, which is a need games can fulfill. 
Language learners also need to be ready to take 
on the experience, keeping their minds open 
and being willing participants again, games 
make this possible.
Fifth, language learners need to be 
emotionally involved, meaning they need to 
feel something while they are exposed to the 
language. Strong emotions, such as happiness, 
excitement, amusement and suspense allow 
students to feel positively about their learning 
situation and are therefore likely to have a 
positive effect on language learning.
Sixth, games are good for shy learners 
and learners with low confidence, and that 
applies specifically when playing takes place in 
smaller groups because then they get a chance 
to speak in front of fewer audience instead of 
having to express themselves in front of the 
whole class. Also it is sometimes easier to open 
up and forget the shyness when playing a game 
because the atmosphere is not as serious and 
more emphasis is put on fluency rather than 
grammatical correctness.
Seventh, games can be a good strategy 
when teaching various subjects because they 
are very likely to spark interest amongst 
students. They can be used with learners of all 
ages, and when they are used with other 
teaching methods they create diversity which is 
ideal for school work. A study that was 
undertaken in Iceland in 2006 shows clearly 
the need for diversity in schools. Many