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ERIC Number: EJ203278
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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The Function of Language Games in the Classroom.
Arnold, Rosalind A.
English Language Teaching Journal, v33 n3 p205-07 Apr 1979
The role of instructional games in foreign language learning at the intermediate and advanced levels is discussed. Games can provide a framework for correct usage of language and can generate conversation. A classroom game involving conversation for shopping using the words "any" and "some" is described. (SW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Games, Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Skills, Second Language Learning, Secondary Education, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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