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Tag Archives: language games
Post and Reply Writing Games
The activities in this post are easy and ready-to-use ESL writing games for online teaching that you can play whether you have an asynchronous or synchronous classroom. In my classroom, I have used these activities as starters or as an … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom games, language games, online activities, online learning, online teaching, teaching writing, word games, writing, writing activities, writing games
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5 Engaging Games for Writing Development
As teachers, we know that when students are engaged in a lesson, they are more willing to persist in learning difficult concepts and complex processes. One way to keep students engaged is through building games into the lesson, giving them … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom games, creative writing, ESL games, L2 writing, language games, second language writing, writing practice
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Aligning Ice Breakers to Lesson Objectives: 5 Fun Activities
Those of us who have been teaching adult ESL classes for a long time know that starting the class on time is almost impossible. Our students have jobs, families, and other responsibilities, making it hard for some to be on … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom activities, classroom games, ESL games, game-based learning, ice breaker, icebreakers, language games, warm-up activities
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Level-Up Your Games and Learning Knowledge: 6 Resources
Greetings everyone, and welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning Blog. This month’s post highlights books and journals that are some of my favorite games and language learning resources. These are the resources I recommend to others looking to … Continue reading
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Tagged as game-based learning, gamification, language games, tech resources, technology resources
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Trace Effects: A Game for Language Learning and Teaching
Welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning Blog! I hope many of you were able to attend TESOL’s Virtual Convention last month. During the Convention, TESOL President Deborah Healey delivered the fantastic keynote “Teaching With Play: Games, Game-Based Learning, and … Continue reading
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Tagged as digital games, edtech, educational technology, game-based learning, language games, online games, technology resources, video games
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Board Games for the ESL/EFL Classroom
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another installment of the games and learning blog. In last month’s blog post, we looked at Minecraft as a standout video game for the classroom. This month, we go analogue and take a look … Continue reading
A Framework for Understanding Games and Learning
Hi all, welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning blog! This month I wanted to highlight Reinhardt and Sykes’ (2012) framework for incorporating games into classroom practice in response to Mary McDonnell who, on my initial blog … Continue reading
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Classroom Games: Designing for Experience
Hello everyone! Welcome to another games and learning blog post. Safe travels to all those venturing to the TESOL Convention. For those staying home, be sure to check out the CALL-IS session webcasts for live broadcasts from the Electronic Village. … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom games, game-based learning, gamification, jeff kuhn, language games
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