1. Nature of Communication Games Activity
Communication Game consists of two content words „communication’ and
„game’. Communication is defined as a process whereby information is enclosed in a package and is channeled and imparted by a sender to a receiver via some
medium.
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Meanwhile, „game’ is defined as an activity that is entertaining,
engaging, often challenging for learners in which the learner plays and interacts with others.
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If both words are combined into one, communication game defines as a set of games that is designed to help students learning English with joyful
activity or activities and is aimed to get learners talk as quickly and fluently as possible.
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These games are very useful to help teachers remain their teaching goals especially in speaking. Furthermore, games are considered as the effective activity
to be used in teaching and learning process. It not only makes students feel fun and learns with pleasant, but also it motivates and builds students social
interaction among students.
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Other reasons are; games encourage students to stimulate their interesting and their work, in view of language learning as hard
work that students have to effort to understand to and repeat the lesson accurately. Therefore, it is important for English teacher in teaching English to use games.
Games provide one way of helping the learners to experience language rather than merely study it.
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Moreover, certain games can make students feel comfort in learning; reducing students
’ frustration and stimulating students’ interaction among other, so they are not only learning the language but also socialize their
selves.
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http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiCommunication
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Andrew Wright, et all, Games for Language Learning, 3
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Ed. Cambridge: Cambridge university Press, 2006, p. 1
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Jeremy Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching,4
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Ed. England: Pearson education Limited,2001 p. 349
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Jo McDonough and Christopher Shaw, materials and Methods in ELT, A Teacher’s
Guide, Cambridge: Blackwell Publisher, 1993, p. 163
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Andrew Wright, et all, Games for Language Learning, 3
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Ed…., p.2
2. Kinds of Communication Games Activity