A Research on the Application of Game Teaching Method in Primary School English Teaching

董雪

摘要：During the last decade， with the rising national status and the successive enhancement of the comprehensive national force of China， as well as the frequent interaction of China and other countries， the realistic requirement of cultivating foreign-language-related specialized persons in China is given great attention under the current situation. English communicative ability is one of the important component to measure a talented person， and learning English in the primary school is a crucial period for laying a solid foundation for students language ability. The author focuses on investigating the current situation and existing problem of English teaching method in primary school and provide some strategies.

Ⅰ. Definition of English game teaching method

Lu Ziwen （2004） of Central China Normal University believes that English game teaching method is a teaching method that uses teaching-conflicting game activities. Its purpose is to master foreign language knowledge and ability through games. He believes that in the foreign language teaching method， games should have three kinds of essential features. 1. Playability， participating in multi-sensory， intelligent games is more suitable for the participant interest orientation and psychological characteristics， and there are clear rules of the game; 2. Teaching， through the game to achieve the goal of learning knowledge. Learning objectives and competencies are the key elements of teaching objectives; 3. Language is not just for games， but more important for learning languages.

Ⅱ. Game teaching participation measures

1. Creating cooperative games

The cooperation in English teaching is conducive to the development of students ideas， the enhancement of classroom atmosphere as well as the ability to develop cooperation with people and fully motivate students to learn English. Therefore， English teachers need to create collaborative English learning situations for their students. There are competitions in cooperation， which can not only exert personal learning enthusiasm， but also improve students sense of accomplishment， and pay attention to the participation of students in game teaching. One of the characteristics of modern teaching theory is the active participation of students. In recent years， scholars have paid more attention to student participation.

2. Giving students more time to play

To enable students to fully devote themselves to English-language games and to explore and solve problems independently， students must be given enough time. Therefore， in order to better guide students in game activities， English teachers should do the following two point. First， English teachers should grasp the time of classroom teaching， reduce the time of theoretical teaching， and give students more time to play games. Allowing students to discover problems in game activities and trust students to finish teaching tasks through independent exploration. This will help improve teaching efficiency. Second， English teachers must also establish the prestige of teachers and improve their ability to control the classroom. When teachers exercise their power， the teachers must also consider the needs and feelings of the students， arouse students interest in learning content-related issues to help improve students participation.

3. Increasing teacher-student interaction

The interaction between teachers and students is an attribute of language teaching. Teachers mainly play as the guide to communicate with students verbally or non-verbally to understand students learning level and interests. Creating a happy and relaxed classroom atmosphere will enable students to acquire new knowledge and satisfaction. In game teaching， teachers have many roles， such as referees， mentors， and actors. In order to enhance students enthusiasm for participation， teachers should give appropriate guidance during the game teaching process and constantly encourage the students.

Ⅲ. Conclusion

By far， China has made great progress in game teaching， but it is still an initial study. This paper focuses on game teaching method in primary school English teaching. The author tries his best to establish an effective game teaching strategy and provides teachers with some suggestions. However， there are still deficiencies in this paper. More and more teachers use games in English teaching and benefit from it. However， there are still problems in the application of game teaching. Teachers and students should both pay more attention to it.

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