An Evaluation of using Games in Teaching English Grammar for First Year English-Majored Students at Dong Nai Technology University
Keywords:
education, grammar teaching, games, teaching English; English grammar; games applicationAbstract
English is taught as a compulsory subject from primary
schools to universities in Vietnam. When learning English, students
need to learn grammar. Grammar, as an integral part of a language,
plays a crucial role in the language learning process. Without some
knowledge of grammar, it would be impossible to have language
comprehension as well as language production. The lack of grammar
knowledge affects all the four language skills. That‟s why grammar
learning is an important and indispensable part of any language
learning process. Actually, there are a considerable number of studies
examining how to use games in teaching grammar in many contexts.
However, a few articles address how effective games are in grammar
instruction. Therefore, the current paper aims to fill the gap by
analyzing the application of games in teaching grammar for English
majored freshmen at Dong Nai Technology University. A mixture of
both quantitative and qualitative methods was applied in the paper. The
finding indicates both advantages and disadvantages as teaching
grammar through games for teachers and students. Therefore, game
application is advised to be adopted by English teachers. It also proves
students‟ attitude positively toward grammar lessons.
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