Journal of English Language Teaching

Perception of English Teachers in Using Language Games

Dr. K. E.Valarmathi

Assistant Professor of Education, Annammal College of Education for Women, Thoothukudi.

Dr. A. Joycilin Shermila

Associate Professor of Education, Annammal College of Education for Women, Thoothukudi.

Keywords: Language games, CLT approach, Perception, English teachers, teaching tool, classroom, mixed-methods, qualitative, quantitative, benefits, challenges, student engagement, motivation, pedagogical practices, learner outcomes

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Abstract

Games provide language practice in all four skills, namely listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The learners understand better when they are active. They encourage students to interact and communicate. They create a meaningful context for language use. If games are properly designed, they may help in making the teaching-learning process more effective. The objective of this paper is to identify the perception of English language teachers in using language games in second language teaching. The investigators prepared a selfmade tool to identify the Perception of English Teachers in using Language Games. The sample selected for this study is the English teachers. The tool is shared with them as a Gform. Percentage analysis and t-tests are used for statistical analysis.

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