The role of games in teaching english

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NOVATEUR PUBLICATIONS
JournalNX- A Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal
ISSN No:
 
2581 - 4230
 
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 6, June. -2021
 
387 | 
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THE ROLE OF GAMES IN TEACHING ENGLISH
Pazilova Barchinoy Toxirjon qizi 
Andijan State University, Second-Year Student 
Pazilova Nasibaxon Muhammadqosimovna 
Andijan State University, Docent 
ABSTRACT:
This article discusses the importance 
of teaching English and the role of games in 
teaching young learners. It discusses the 
problems of teaching English to young 
learners in educational organizations. Some 
different kinds of qualitative research 
methods; group games, physical games, 
scavenger hunt games, activities like “Simon 
says” were conducted in this study. Multi-
method triangulation is used throughout in 
this study. It was determined from the data 
that games should be employed in second 
language learning classrooms in terms of 
providing an atmosphere for EFL learners 
in which there are fun, motivation and high 
learning performance.
 
Keywords: individual learning, cooperative 
learning, creative thinking, playing games, 
imitation games, approach.
 
INTRODUCTION: 
Today teaching has changed a lot over 
the past years. Once it was all about learners 
being passive and listening in the classroom, 
but today learners are usually much more 
active in the classroom, and what better way to 
be active than by playing games.
The national curriculum in foreign 
languages in Uzbekistan talks about the 
importance of keeping teaching methods 
diverse in order to light and sustain interest 
among students. Teachers can help sustain 
diversity in a variety of ways, for example by 
using activities that require learners to be 
creative in thinking and emphasizing individual 
learning and cooperative learning equally. A 
more specific way that teachers can use in 
order to keep diversity within the classroom is 
to not be afraid of using games as a teaching 
method along with other methods. According 
to the national curriculum games can be a good 
teaching method and games, such as role 
playing games, imitation games, theatrical 
expression and problem solving activities are 
especially fitting for all stages of language 
learning.
Howard Gardner, whose theories that 
humans have eight intelligences, claims that 
when exploring a certain topic in school it can 
be approached in 6 different ways in order to 
maximize the chances of reaching all students 
in the classroom. One of these ways is “the 
personal way”, where the ultimate goal is to see 
if it is possible to approach a specific topic by 
using, for example, role play, or other 
interactions In addition, Armstrong suggests 
board games as a teaching strategy that might 
suit learners with interpersonal intelligence 
because they provide an excellent setting for 
interaction between students.
There are a number of reasons that 
games deserve a place in the language 
classroom. First of all, they are fun, which is 
extremely important, because they can help 
activate learners who may have been inactive 
before, due to lack of interest. Keeping learners 
active is vital because teachers will never be 
able to actually teach learners anything unless 
they can get them to participate in their own 
learning process. Second, games also play a big