c. The Criteria in Playing Game
Basic criteria
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for judging what is or is not game which not only apply to games with rules, but to all games, is as important as the special
criteria for games with rules. Here are the criteria which all games have; 1. Common experience
Grammatical Snakes and Ladders Game bring student together, regardless of gender, generation, and race. In this grammatical snakes and ladders game in
learning past tense, the student have common experience about to know the management of team work, several thinking, competing, and togetherness with
their group. 2. Equality
In this game, all players are equal and have the same chance to win. 3. Freedom
Whoever plays this grammatical snakes and ladders game, does it from his freedom of choice. He is not forced or coerced by anyone to play. Playing
games is not work, not commitment, nothing you have to do. Therefore, we can say that playing games means being free. This freedom is basic to all
games too. 4. Playing means being active
Whoever reads a book, watches a movie, or listens to music, consumes or acquires, but does not act. While nowadays most leisure activities seduce
people into passivity, the game makes people act. 5. Diving into the world of the game
Whoever plays, leaves behind reality and dives into the world of the game. These game worlds are comparable to reality. This statement still applies to
the big difference between the two worlds. Games are entertainment and fun. The players may only take their
emotions from the game into reality. Whoever spends an interesting and fun
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Wolfgang Kramer Article translated from the German by Jay Tummelson.access on Wednesday, 21
st
of April 2010 at 11.14 am
evening playing games with friends, takes this happy feeling into reality. In this grammatical snakes and ladders game, there are many things to do;
1. Care and Share 2. Do: Move, Mime, Dray, and Obey
3. Describe 4. Connect: Compare, Match, Group
5. Order 6. Remember
7. Create.
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d. The Use of Game in Learning English
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