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For this session, my classmates and I spent our time in Resources Center. We were instructed to log in and start to play the games. In my opinion, the game helps to enrich students' vocabulary in the exciting way. The approach of this game is more to drills and practice, so that the player knows the word by repeatedly playing the game. This is so very different from the approach of teaching vocabulary when I was in school.
What makes this games so interesting?
First of all, the game is good for the students with competitive streaks. During the session, we challenge our friends to the game and play well in order to gain the highest score. We know that our opponent is someone out there instead of merely programmed machine.
Second, the prizes for the top scorer is really worth it. Yes! He really knows how to motivate his dear students.
Something worth drooling over ;p
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I am really agree with what you said about this game where this is really one of the interesting way to teach vocabulary. As we concern affective filter play a major part in learning so, if students felt bored for sure they wont felt to give concentration and here it could be prevented by the way the game was created and one more interesting thing is the prizes that are waiting for them it would intrinsically motivate them not only play the game but in the other way gain knowledge from it.
ReplyDeleteUnconventional is the new "it"! The game featuring competitiveness is a plus sign. My only gripes for this game is how easy it is to abuse. A player can make a dummy account to answer all the wrong questions, giving the player a winning streak. Also, a player that plays the game often enough will be able to memorize the answers for everything, and so... another winning streak. Apparently those 2 factors made me lose interest in the game very quikcly, although the prices were very good.
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