1. Games
For Children
Gordon Lewis with Gunther Bedson
Created by:
Selli Sukawati
Erika Marta L
Linda Pratiwi
Neng Pipih S
Siti Rohmah
Sri Mulyani
Fitria Afriana

2. Definition of Games
• Games is an activity in which
participant follow prescribe rules
that differ from those of reality as
strive to attain a challenging goal
(heinich, et.al, 1993:73)

3. What is a language game?
• Language games are fun, games are also task
based: English is a tool for the children to
reach a goal which is not directly language
related. Craft activities in the target language
are also an example of this, as are songs.

4. The Characteristics Of Games
• The Characteristics of games as cited by
Evans (1979:128) are as follows:
1. Games are fun to play.
2. Games create active participatory learning.
3. Games provide immediate feedback.
4. Games are flexible .
5. Games are easy to create and reproduce.

5. Game Types
According to this book.
• Movement games
• Card games
• Board games
• Dice games
• Drawing games
• Guessing games
• Role-play games
• Singing and chanting games
• Team games
• Word games
Based on Russel
• Co-operative
• Competitive

6. Why use games in EFL
Classroom?
• Games are fun and children like to play them.
Playing games is a vital and natural part of
growing up and learning. Through games
children experiment, discover, and interact
with their environment.
• Games add variation to a lesson and increase
motivation by providing a plausible incentive
to use the target language.

7. Games As Media In Language Learning
• The aim of language games is to integrate the
learning activity and playing, so that English
could be implemented in daily life.
• Students should know English in context, so
that they know how to communicate in
English. This involves the productive skills and
the receptive skills (Prasad, 2003:86)

8. Here are some other basic points you
may want to consider:
• A game must be more than just fun
• Play different games from lesson to lesson
• Vary the order in which you play games
• Always end an activity when the fun is still at
its peak
• Think ahead
• Making games into part of the syllabus

9. Language level

10. Class size
• Turn players into teams
• Set up ‘game stations’ in the classroom

11. Dealing with children who are ‘out’ of
games
Two interesting strategies are:
• A ‘consolation’ round
• The central game board

12. The advantage
• The advantages of games in language teaching
learning:
1. Games is fun and interesting to play
2. Game can create an active participation from
the student:
3. Game can give feedback
4. Game is flexible
5. Game can be created and multiplied easly
(Sadiman,2003:78)

13. The advantages
Horison in Holden (1986:88)
• Games can be provide
pratice in all four language
skills, namely: listening,
speaking, writing, the
nature enjoyment of the
children in playing games
can make learning easy and
effective
Dawson (2000:89)
• Games represent a
disturbance of the
traditional organization of
the classroom
• The real limitation of game
is that they provide few
opportunities for input of
new language

14. The Disadvantages of games based on
the expert
1. Game is wasting valuable time
2. Game creates lack of seriousness atmosphere
in the classroom
3. Game creates winner and losers, where the
losers could lose confidents (Mc Leod,
2002:2)

15. Reference
Advantages
• A lot of argument
from the expert they
are:
1. Sadiman (2003:78)
2. Harison in holden
(1986:88)
3. Uberman (1982:12)
Disadvantages
1. Mc leod, (2002:2)
2. Dawson (2000:2)

16. The Aspects Of Games:
• Type of game
• Aims
• Age
• Group size
• Time
• Materials
• Descriptions
• Preparation
• Procedures
• Variations
• Comment

18. Reference of book
• Games for children (Gordon Lewis with
Gunther Bedson)
• The effectiveness of binggo game in Learning
english vo

19. Thanks For The Attention..