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Liza is a translator, freelancer and ESL teacher from Russia. She had been teaching in a Chinese bilingual school for more than two years and recently moved to Thiland to run her blog about teaching and freelance job.
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How to Implement Games in a Young Learner Classroom | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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This blog post contains information on effective usage of games in an ESL classroom.
Classroom Management Strategies For Teaching Youngsters | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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How to teach students of younger age? Our TEFL graduate shares their ideas in this blog post.
A Sample Lesson Plan for a Pre-Intermediate EFL Classroom | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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Elizaveta Pachina
Liza is a translator, freelancer and ESL teacher from Russia. She had been teaching in a Chinese bilingual school for more than two years and recently moved to Thiland to run her blog about teaching and freelance job.
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Stories for Teaching English to Different Groups of Students | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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This blog post was written by our TEFL graduate who shares their ideas on how to implement different stories considering students' age.
Top Tips for Embedding Games into Your Classroom Routine | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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In this blog post, you will find information on why and how to use games in your lessons.
The Basics of Planning and Reviewing a Lesson | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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Elizaveta Pachina
Liza is a translator, freelancer and ESL teacher from Russia. She had been teaching in a Chinese bilingual school for more than two years and recently moved to Thiland to run her blog about teaching and freelance job.
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Games as a Teaching Method for Adult ESL Students | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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This blog post is devoted to the problem of teaching adults. Our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts.
Alumni Thoughts: Should Parents Take Part in their Child’s Learning Path? | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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This blog post was written by ITTT alumni who shared their thoughts on parents taking part in their children's' education.
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The 5 Best TEFL Games for Adult Students
Most TEFL certified teachers abroad will come across adult students sooner or later in their career. While you might have already prepared a folder full of fun TEFL games that work like a charm for young learners, not all of them will be useful for adult students. That does not mean, however, that adults don’t enjoy games in the classroom! Here are our 5 favorite TEFL games for adult students.
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The Practical Value of Games in the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Tue, 03 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Practical Value of Games in the Classroom
Education and teaching are always changing. Thus, teachers are constantly thinking of new ideas and techniques they can implement in their classroom and teaching plan to more effectively educate their students. Presently, the notion of games within the classroom is widely popular among teachers. One may think that this relationship between games and learning is ironic, as most individuals classify games as a hindrance to education. However, through its engaging attributes, the tendency to boost class morale and motivation, and overall improvement within student's creativity, games in the classroom that inspire education are very effective when teaching.
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Playing Games in an ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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Playing Games in an ESL Classroom
"Play is our brain's favorite way of learning" – Diane Ackerman.
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Game Rules
Adaptability to Age Differences
Other Groups Types
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I could not agree more with the quote above as playing games in the classroom has many advantages:The main thing needed for a successful process of learning is, of course, motivation. And playing games certainly increases... [Read more]
How Games in the Classroom Create Valuable Lessons - TEFL Blog
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How Games in the Classroom Create Valuable Lessons
Most everyone has a favorite game that they play over and over again. Games go further than just a simple competitive interaction between two people or teams. In a way, games teach the average person how to navigate life with two outcomes; either the joy of winning or the disappointment of losing. Although it is not necessarily bad to lose it is an inevitable outcome for each person who participates. The idea is to learn from the failure to gain experience in which you can strategize a new way to achieve victory. The act of winning is simply the reward for playing the game as it is expected to be played. The main concept of games is competition and how we as human beings are... [Read more]
6 Striking Benefits of Games in the ESL Class - TEFL Blog
Tue, 24 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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6 Striking Benefits of Games in the ESL Class
Games are one of the most important components in the classroom. They include activities that have goals and rules at the same fun time. There are lots of benefits to playing games in the classroom. Students can practice important skills by playing an educational game in a small group or with a partner. Whole class games are great means to review skills for a test or at the end of the unit. When students need a brain break or during an inside recess, action games work perfectly. Games can be given for homework to provide fun, engaging and differentiated practice. Games can be played in all subjects and at all grade levels. Games are fun as well as beneficial. Here are important benefits... [Read more]
Traditional and Modern Games Used in The Classroom - TEFL Blog
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Traditional and Modern Games Used in The Classroom
Games have always been a medium that has an educational purpose to it, and this from a young age. Toddlers learn to interact with shape and physics with blocks, babies learn to talk with picture books and teenagers learn to socialize and develop logic with competitive games. Throughout human lives, games are essential tools. Nowadays, video games also take a big place in gaming, and I believe that as educators, we should maybe analyze how to integrate them with traditional games that are used in a classroom. This essay will describe both traditional and modern games and conclude with ideas on how to include both as language teaching tools.
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Games as a Booster of English Skills - TEFL Blog
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Games as a Booster of English Skills
Foreign language teaching is a very exciting and responsible job. The new time requires teachers a new approach to this problem. One of the most important components in EFL classrooms are games. The game intensifies the mental activity of students; through the game, children learn social functions, norms of behavior; they develop comprehensively.
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Reasons to use games
It is considered that the game is used in the following cases:
There are four types of educational games:
Effects
Engagement level
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The Importance of Using Online ESL Games in TEYL - TEFL Blog
Mon, 29 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Importance of Using Online ESL Games in TEYL
When it comes to learning ESL, most learners associate it with memorizing spelling rules, doing countless grammar exercises, making abstract speaking topics, and translating sentences from L1 into English. In these, there is little or no listening and speaking practice involved, making English just one of the numerous boring school subjects. However, there is so much more to learning and activating the language if the fun element is involved. This doesn't only include traditional classroom games but also learning both at school and home with the usage of modern technology. Most children born in the 2000s have grown up using iPads and mobile phones, which makes them much more... [Read more]
How can Game-Based Learning be Helpful to EFL Students? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How can Game-Based Learning be Helpful to EFL Students?
Games are a useful tool for teachers of EFL students because they help with motivation, engagement, and graceful failure (Plass 260-261). I will present a successful example of a teacher using games in an adult grammar class from Indonesia. Second, since I plan to teach online EFL students, I will present free digital games online teachers can use in their virtual classrooms.
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Advantages of the Theory
The First Research
Popular Games
Access to Materials
My Choice
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Games in the Classroom - The Antidote to Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety - TEFL Blog
Wed, 13 Mar 2019 Linda Dunsmore
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Games in the Classroom - The Antidote to Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety
When an English speaker is traveling in the Philippines, it is not uncommon for a friendly conversation with a local to end with the local stating they have a nosebleed and escape from the conversation. In Filipino culture, nosebleeds indicate that the brain is too stressed. Although Filipinos pride themselves in being fluent in English, many are not as confident to speak it when the time requires.
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BACKGROUND: Too Anxious to Speak
INTRODUCTION: Work VS Play
MOTIVATION
SETTING
CONFIDENCE
CONCLUSION
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Games as a Teaching Method for Adult ESL Students - TEFL Blog
Tue, 03 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Games as a Teaching Method for Adult ESL Students
When we start to learn new things as children, we tend to do that with the help of games. That is why in many classrooms of young learners, we find games to be a highly popular medium amongst educators. It is a way of absorbing and processing a piece of information in a fun and educational way. But when we grow up, we somehow forget the necessity of games in the classroom.
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Ice Breaker
Ways to Include Games into Your Lesson
What Games to Choose?
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Games in the Classroom: What are EFL games? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 07 Feb 2019 Linda Dunsmore
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Games in the Classroom: What are EFL games?
ESL games are games that can be used in the classroom to practice certain language points and encourage active and creative communication between your students.
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Common misconceptions about games in the classroom
How to use games in the classroom
Good resources for games to use in the EFL classroom
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Games as a Game-Changer in an ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mon, 14 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Games as a Game-Changer in an ESL Classroom
There are many benefits to using games in the classroom, including the creation of an engaging learning experience for students, a positive learning environment, and the potential for students to practice real-life situations with instant feedback. Also, gamification of learning can use students' natural inclination for socialization, achievement, and award. Thus, games can be a great tool for teaching English as a foreign language.
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Reasons to use games
Ready-to-use games
Games in grammar and vocabulary teaching
Pitfalls of using games
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Reasons and Principles for Using Games in EFL Teaching - TEFL Blog
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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Reasons and Principles for Using Games in EFL Teaching
One of the most vital teaching tools I feel are available to me is games in the classroom. This is one of the most engaging ways to teach a class a subject, especially a new language. Imagine you are in a foreign country, you don't speak the language, and find it challenging to connect with your new class, who don't have as much of a grasp of the concept as you'd like them to. I think one of the universal languages is found in games. Playing a game in the classroom is a great ice breaker for the students and teacher to establish a healthy relationship in a fun and educational environment.
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Games and Motivation
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Simple Steps to Incorporate Games in Your Classroom Routine - TEFL Blog
Wed, 20 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Simple Steps to Incorporate Games in Your Classroom Routine
I think using games to teach is fantastic if you are using games in your class for the right reasons that are. Using games in your classroom just to pass the time or even games that aren't relevant to the content you are teaching. There are a lot of advantages to using games as well as some disadvantages.
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Choice of Activities
Testing Potential Games
Why we use games
How to choose a game
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Choice of Activities
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How Can Classroom Activities Increase Student Motivation? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How Can Classroom Activities Increase Student Motivation?
To many students, the school can feel like more of a chore than a pleasurable experience. Whether it is struggling to pay attention to lectures or to complete homework assignments, all students will lose focus at some point or another. One way to make the learning process more pleasurable is by transforming the classroom into a game-like environment. This does not necessarily mean playing games in class, but it does mean applying similar concepts to the classroom.
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Games as Bricks in Building Skills
Ways to apply games
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Games in the Classroom
What are ESL games?
ESL games are games that can be used in the classroom to practice certain language points and encourage active and creative communication between your students. There are many different games created specifically for use in the English language classroom that can be found online or in any number of resource books. But we are not limited only to those games designed for the class. The majority of games that we played as children or still play as adults can be adapted and used in lessons. Whether games are co-operative or competitive, they provide students with a goal and in the English classroom this goal can only be reached by using the English they have learnt.
Common Misconceptions about games in the classroom.
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Classroom Activities for Various Groups of Students - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Classroom Activities for Various Groups of Students
I love the use of games for learning. I have utilized board games, card games, and role-playing games in teaching for the past 3 years. I am currently using them to connect with students at the high school, to talk about some important and serious issues, with the pretense of game mechanics. I use games as a warmer for a Bible study I conduct with other students before school. Using the game as the introduction to the lesson we will learn about that morning, to try to get them to relate the game, in a simplified way, to real-world lessons. I have also, since having children, always been on the lookout for short games, that do require long term strategies or hours of gameplay,... [Read more]
Games: How Can They be Useful in TEFL - TEFL Blog
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Games: How Can They be Useful in TEFL
We all played them and we all loved them as children. We made them up and we bought them. It is still a large industry today. There are easy ones and hard ones. There are thinking ones and action ones. What am I referring to? Games! From hide-and-go-seek to Monopoly, there are all sorts of fun games to play. So why don't we incorporate them into our TEFL lessons?
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Ways to Accumulate Games in Your Classroom
Personal Experience
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Productive and Receptive Skills in the ESL Classroom - Games In The Classroom
Throughout section on the teaching of productive skills and the teaching of receptive skills our activate activities will usually involve some form of game and our final consideration here will be the use of games in the classroom. We can start with a definition of what we actually mean by a game and it basically has three components. A game is an activity that has rules it should have for its purpose in the classroom a teaching point and by nature to the fact that it's a game it should also include an element of fun. So that will be our working definition for a game that we're going to use in the classroom. There are many different types of games and they range between the competitive and those will... [Read more]
ESL Games For Better Teaching Results - TEFL Blog
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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ESL Games For Better Teaching Results
Games are seen as time wasted. According to my, it is a pointless prejudice. Because some people suppose playing games in the classroom can only be as computer games; on the contrary, fun in the school is more instructive for students' self-improvement. Meanwhile, the research has shown that the classroom games affect students positively, such as having more motivation, having a controlled competitive environment, strategy simulator, peer positive, less stress, enhanced memory, class cooperation, and new knowledge. We will see how games are essential in our education.
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Motivation
Methodology
Benefits
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Why Games in the Classroom are Effective - TEFL Blog
Wed, 08 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Why Games in the Classroom are Effective
Teaching English as a foreign language with little to no experience is a daunting task and one that should be seriously considered. There are many aspects to teaching that I was expected to know and implement while teaching English in another country. I had to learn how to teach in about two weeks and although I learned many techniques and strategies, one of the most important tools and one of the most effective was including games in the classroom.
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Games as a tool for learning
Applicability
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How to Implement Games in a Young Learner Classroom - TEFL Blog
Thu, 20 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How to Implement Games in a Young Learner Classroom
Children are creative. Bringing games into an English language classroom to incite young learners' attention and creativity is vital to keeping them motivated and entertained. Several games promote English grammar, memorization, and sentence building. These games can be reproductions of current popular games or manufactured by a teacher. Whichever method is chosen by the teacher there are still simple rules to follow. The game must be explained clearly and concisely, so the students have a full understanding of the game. An example round with the students is an effective way to ensure complete understanding. They can be a useful warmer activity to get students engaged in the lesson... [Read more]
Top Tips for Embedding Games into Your Classroom Routine - TEFL Blog
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Top Tips for Embedding Games into Your Classroom Routine
The use of Games in lesson plans for younger learners of the English Language is something that I think is very important. This is because they are excellent at providing a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere in the classroom. This helps in encouraging beginning students to participate. They also provide a challenge for more advanced students and are an excellent review tool (Ibrahim, 2017). Many types of games can be used in the classroom including board games, guessing games, matching games, and communication games. These can be used to teach vocabulary, grammar and speaking skills.
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Vocabulary Building
Teaching Grammar
Speaking Activities
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ESL Classroom Gamification: ✅ Pros and Cons - TEFL Blog
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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ESL Classroom Gamification: ✅ Pros and Cons
I am an English teacher for preschool children in a small village. My students are excited about the new English subject. However, after a period of studying, they become tired and distracted. "This is hard" or "why don't we play games?", My student said. I have found that traditional teaching methods make children feel bored and hard to absorb. So why don't we use games in the classroom? I tried applying some preschool games to the lesson. My students were thrilled and excited about the games.
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Classroom dynamics
Ideas for different lesson stages
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Games in the classroom Games are fun and exciting and enjoyed by all whether you?re an adult or a child. There are many different types of games that are targeted towards different types of audiences and purposes. I used to be a gymnastics coach for many years teaching young children at a recreational level. I always started the class with a game, usually one that involved some sort of running or a lot of movement to get them all warmed up. It was also... [Read more]
Fun Games in the Classroom for Young English Learners - TEFL Blog
Thu, 09 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Fun Games in the Classroom for Young English Learners
Games have many elements that make them a powerful learning tool, many of them related to communication, collaboration, and a competitive motive that drives children and adults to do their best, encourage them to be creative, and use imagination. Playing games in the classroom have so many benefits and applying different approaches is not only a necessity in today's context but also a way for the teacher to feel personal satisfaction with their work. Researches show that game-based learning fosters student creativity and enhances learning levels. The classroom is the place, where students feel comfortable to participate in activities and to explore and to study. When teachers are... [Read more]