35 1 Games give a variety of tools to facilitate the teaching-learning process.
2 Games are flexible. It means that they can be used for teaching any aspect of the language.
3 Games make the lesson less monotonous 4
Games raise the students’ motivation 5 Games make students produce language subconsciously
6 Games stimulate students’ participation and give them confidence.
7 Games transform the teacher’s role from that of formal instructor to that of
an organizer orand moderator of the class 8 Games can also serve as a testing mechanism. Because they expose the
studen ts’ weaknesses and strengths
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From the explanation above, it can be concluded that game is a fun activity with rules and a goal which can be useful teaching technique for the effective and joyful
learning. Game is also believed can give the positive effect on the students’ interest
and motivation in learning English as well as to improve their speaking ability.
1. Kinds of Game
According to Palanova, there are four kinds of game :
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36 a.Listening games
Listening is usually viewed as a passive part of the lesson. In schools, listening is often carried out in a boring and uninteresting way, using only the exercises offered
by the book. Listening games can be used in order to maintain the students’ attention and interest. To ensure the effort put into the listening is exploited in full, the teacher
can partner the listening game with consequent post-activities. b. Speaking games
used as a follow-up to the previous listening, it is an excellent way to re-enforce vocabulary and expressions heard earlier. However, speaking games can be used at
any time. The teacher must, nevertheless, makesure that a form of game is maintained. That means, the main focus is not put on the grammar at the same time,
is opportunity for the teacher to gather information about what parts of grammar the students have not acquired so far, the main aim is to make speaking and expressing
ideas orally enjoyable and stress free. c. Kinetic games
Kinetic games are very popular amongst all age groups. They provide for refreshment in the class and teaching-learning process, especially at times when students are
getting tired and find it difficult to concentrate. Certainly the kinetic games need always be joined with another activity too, be it reading, listening or speaking.
37 d. Experiental games
Experiental games are very interesting in a sense that they may not be games as such. The real aim is not to win or complete a language task but to experience the process
and learn from it. The main thing to learn might be various things and the language is used only as tool. What the perticipants learn may be qualities far overreaching the
language skills or any other knowledge. Experiental games have also great effect on the way the students are able to re-use both vocabulary and grammar. It is more
natural, easier and effortless to remember the language learned through experience
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. There are four kinds of games according to Palanova, listening, speaking, kinetic and
experimental game. Listening game is to improve student’s listening ability with maintain the attention and interest student. Speaking game to make the students can
express their ideas without focused on grammar. Kinetic game is used to make ice breaker when the students feel bored. The last is experimental game use to make
students eassy to remember the lesson through experience. All of game that good for teaching, so any games used teacher in teaching learning can be adapted to the
material and can be developed based on the standard that will be achieved.
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Kamilia Palanova, Use Games in English Language Teaching, Brno, Masaryk University, 2010, P.10.
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2. Concept of Creative Story Game
