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Game-like tools in ELT

In week 2 we checked a number of game-like tools that could be used by teachers like us to increase learners' learning motivation. According to Henry Alastair, learning opportunities should be created by teachers to allow students experiencing the types of creative and interactive digital gaming, which focuses on aesthetic and personal expression.

 Tilly's lecture also suggested that 
Teachers need to create activities that allow students to: be individual, be creative, interact, relax and be autonomous. 
Based on this, some tools to design classroom activities/games that are suitable to the L2 learners are introduced. Here's the list accompanied with links:
Among these I would like to say that the last one Dvolver is my favorite tool which is quite cute and attractive, especially to young learners. Click on the link and try it! Here's the lovely cartoon I made through it:

Comments

  1. Suzie23 January 2019 at 17:02

    Wow, Shan!! Great! Actually, I also reviewed this site. I wanted to insert the video I made in my blog, but I don't know how. Can you show me how to do it?

    I expected you to have analyse this website, but you only showed the film you made. Where is your critique?

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  2. CHLOE1 February 2019 at 02:35

    Those are some really interesting and useful tools used in class! Thanks for the introductions and suggestions about making the video. Can't wait for your next blog!

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  3. Stella (SHIQI ZHU)24 April 2019 at 01:13

    Thank your for listing so many useful tools but I expected to see detailed analysis of a certain tool including in which way teachers could use it and limitaions of this tool.

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