English+Games

toc = = =Introduction= There have been many studies conducted on the value of educational based games in the ESL/English classroom and every one I read came to the conclusion that these games increased motivation level, self confidence and general satisfaction with the material presented. According to a study done by Jeong-Bae-Son at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia ([|Using Web-Based English Learning Activities in the ESL Classroom]), students who used a educational game for a lesson “ …showed positive attitudes toward the use of the Web, agreed that they enjoyed the Web activities and would like to use more WBLL activities during and outside class time.” Here are some resources I have found for helping you incorporate computer based educational games in your classroom. =English/ESL Educational Games=
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Beginner ESL games:
Practice with the alphabet: [|ABC Order] Rhyming with Elmo: [|Make Time to Rhyme] Practice with site words: [|Catch A Fish]

Intermediate games:
Guess the word: [|Hangman] Match prefixes and suffixes: [|Compound Words] Shopping list memory game: [|Busy Bistro]

Advanced games:
Create words: [|Scrabble] Find hidden words: [|Boggle] Practice with similies: [|Crossword]

For All:
Spelling with many different levels: [|Spelling Test]

Find many other ESL games here:
[|Learning Today] [|Sesame Street Games] [|Fit Brains] [|Pro Profs] =English/ESL Lesson Plans= You can find many interesting lesson plans on the following websites: [|EFL Classroom] [|English Banana] [|ESL Cafe] [|Everything ESL] [|Using English] [|ESL Galaxy] =Organizations= [|Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)] TESOL is an organization for ESL professionals worldwide. They have sub divisions for specific states and countries also. [|International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)] IATEFL is an organization for EFL professionals. This includes English language teachers, program administrators, curriculum writters and all people who are working in a place where English is not a primary language. [|Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)] CAL website says, "CAL is a private, non-profit organization: a group of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems. CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of instructional materials, technical assistance, conference planning, program evaluation, and policy analysis." [|American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)] The AAAL website says, "AAAL members promote principled approaches to language-related concerns, including language education, acquisition and loss, bilingualism, discourse analysis, literacy, rhetoric and stylistics, language for special purposes, psycholinguistics, second and foreign language pedagogy, language assessment, and language policy and planning." [|National Council for Teachers of English] The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. [|Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)] CALICO, the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, is a professional organization that has an emphasis on modern language teaching and learning, but reaches out to all areas that employ the languages of the world to instruct and to learn.