First assignment on 6th semester

•       First article

Title: Ten good games for recycling vocabulary

Writer: Mark Koprowski

Year: July, 2006

Publisher: http://iteslj.org/

            As we know that learning is a process of remembering. In fact, students are easily to forget about what they already learned. Even though, it just needs 10-15 minutes after class. To avoid this problem, the writer tries to present some of the games that can help students to remember their mind and teachers in their classroom can use it. There are ten games, which can be applied, and hopefully the students can remain their mind easily.

            Here are two examples of ten good games, which are very fun in use. They are;

1. Hot seat

            In this game, the students will be divided in groups. Each group has 5-6 members, if possible, and they have a leader. Each leader has to sit in front of class and back on the whiteboard. So, their teammate can face to face with their leader. After that, the teacher writes the words and the members of group give the key words that describe the words that teacher’s write. The members who have more answer the question wins.

2. last one standing

            This game is very fun, because all the students have to stand up and make a big circle, after that teacher gives some topics (e.g: transportation, medical, shopping,etc) Clap out a beat and say, one, two, three, followed by a topic-related word. After the next three beats, the next student in the circle gives a word related to the topic, and so it continues. Anyone who can't think of a word or repeats a word already said has to sit down and it's the next person's turn. The winner is the last one standing.

Ø  Comment

This article gives a new invention in teach English for teacher. Besides can help students’ memorize about their vocabulary, it can also teaches to students about teamwork and they can work together to each other, not only that but also students can enhance their pronunciation and speaking.

Ø  Suggestion

These games may be very marvelous for the students in elementary and Junior high school, but for the senior high school level, maybe it’s inappropriate from them.