英语教学法论文

The Analyses of English Game T eaching In Primary Schools

Recently, using games in English teaching has become a popular technique exercised by many teachers in the classrooms and recommended by methodologists. And it can be proved that playing game in English is one of the effective ways in English study and it is suitable for the development of pupils' physiological characteristics. In the following paragraphs I will give analyses of the English game teaching in primary schools.

1.Why teachers use games in English teaching

The game is children's nature. For children, the game is to live, and the life is a game, Playing games can foster children's abilities, such as their intelligence, perception and so on. Many scholars agree that games in the language classroom have been considered a better way to encourage children to work hard and cultivate their interest in clearing English. Children enjoy playing games in their native and this is a familiar experience for children to be introduced to study a foreign language.

While the importance of interest embodied sufficiently.Interest is a kind of power what can drive people to learn actively and happily. And interest makes learning more effective and efficient. There is a saying says "interest is the best teacher". It also means that you will learn better if you are interested in it. So, how to arouse students' interest to study is a very important and critical problem for a teacher to consider and solve.

In learning English, it is very important to motivate and develop the students' interest. Interest is not with the baby when it was born. It grows with each passing day. For those preparatory students who have just entered primary school, how to arouse the interest of the students' is a new subject before teachers. Most of them are afraid of learning English, especially reciting texts, remembering lots of new words and expression. This will make resistance for them to study English. We can’t make it a condition that students can recite how

many new words and texts to measure the standard of learning English. We should develop the students' interest of studying English. As interest is a source, interest is a motive power of study; it can make students sustain a long time to study English. So interest is one of the key elements. Teachers have to create a healthy balance between preparing students for the standardized exams and for life-long language skills. One solution is to develop a continuous program, which includes an integrated in-class, and out-of-class language activities that help to nurture student language skill. In our primary school students are usually lacking in atmosphere of learning English. But they are lively, and they have wide interests. They are eager to show themselves. To take the advantage of educational method of physiology and psychology, we should make use of the characteristic of the primary school students.

2. The advantages of using games in language teaching

As we know, language learning is not easy work. Games can help and encourage many learners to sustain their interest. They play an important role in language teaching. They provide insights into the benefits of games in the classroom. Many scholars point out the advantage of games in language teaching:

a. Games are a welcome break from the usual routine of the language class.

b. They are motivating and challenging.

c. Learning a language requires a great deal of effort. Games help students to make and sustain the effort of leaning.

d. Games provide language practice in the various skills-speaking, writing, listening and reading.

e. They encourage students to interact and communicate.

f. They create a meaningful context for language use.