According to the Wikipedia, the serious
game is designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment.
Serious game will sometimes sacrifice fun and entertainment. Serious games are
not a game genre but a category of games with different purposes.
I
chose a famous game called Monopoly. I’m familiar with this game because I have
played this game in paper version for many times when I was young. I think this game could be used in the L2 teaching class. From the process of playing this
game, the students would be able to know the vocabulary and foundational
sentence structures in trading. From reading the clues on the card in this
game, students need to listen to the others carefully and understand them completely. During the game, the teacher
should walk around in classroom to answer the question from students, because
they might feel difficult in understanding some sentences. After the game, the
teacher could give the students a dictation with the vocabulary or sentences
used in this game to assess whether the students have leant enough knowledge
and skills.
Monopoly is a terrific, accessible way of teaching language to students. Many are already familiar with the structure of the game and can engage in dialogue through the lens of gameplay.
回复删除This games involves reading instructions in English in order to play. It also has written tutorials which can be used on screen. I think this game has a lot of potential as a language learning tool.
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