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Last night, last week, etc A year ago, a long time ago, etc
A week later In 1990
Etc.
2.2.3 Games
Games play an important role in teaching and learning process. It can be alternative media of language teaching learning. During the game, the students are
focused on the activity and end up absorbing the lesson subconsciously. The students also allowed to practice and internalise the lesson.
2.2.3.1 Knowledge of Games Hadfield 1990 in Deesri 2002: 1
describes games as “an activity with rules, a goal and an element of fun.” This definition highly evaluates the importance of
games in teaching learning process. Games serve not only as an „amusing activity‟, but also as a technique to carry out tasks to the learners amusingly as
well. Gerlach and Ely 1980: 380 states that a game is simplified, operational
model of real – life situation that provides students with vicarious participation in
a variety of roles and events. Indeed games can be used to add excitement through competition or to create bonding between the students, and between the students
and teacher. From the definiton above, the writer can conclude that the use of games as
a medium in teaching English can give a great help to the English teacher in the
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classroom. Further, games can stimulate the students in an active way to take part in the activities in which they have opportunities to express their participation in
learning process. 2.2.3.2 Advantages of Using Game in Teaching Learning Process
McCallum 1980 explains that there are many advantages of games such as the fact that they:
1. focus students‟ attention on specific structures, grammatical patterns, and
vocabulary items. 2. can function as reinforcement, review and enrichment.
3. involve equal participation from both slow and fast learners. 4. can be adjusted to suit the individual age and language levels of the students.
5. contribute to an atmosphere of healthy competition, providing an outlet for the creative use of natural language in a non-stressful situation.
6. can be used in any language teaching situations and with all skill areas reading, writing, speaking or listening.
7. provide immediate feedback for the teacher. 8. ensure maximum student participation for a minimum of teacher preparation.
2.2.4 Random Sounds Game
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