Introduction and Index

From February 12 to May 12, 2024, twenty eight teacher trainees participated in a semester-long seminar about using games in langauge teaching.  These are the listening games that were inspired by the class. All the games are ready-made games that English teachers across the globe can copy and adapt for their own classes. 

Index of Games

In describing the levels of players, we have adopted the CEFR scheme of labeling: A1/A2 Beginner, B1/B2 Intermediate, C1/C2 Advanced. In indexing the games, however, I have organized according the the length and nature of discourse.

PHONEMES

Choose a Corner


WORDS

Activity                                            Taboo   

Hangman (with a Twist) Word Battle

Heads Up                                      Word Builders

Learn Words with Dixit Cards        Word Guessing Trios

Living Memory


PHRASES

Activity (Phrasal Verbs and Idioms)

Quizidom


SENTENCES

Draw a Picture                                

Evolution Game                           Riddles

I Look Like This When...             Sentence Sleuth

Musical Emotions                        Telephone Game

DIALOG

The Crowd Game

Disconnected

Explain Together, Guess On Your Own

Head's Up Who's Who

Human Bingo

Role Play Improv

War of the Scenes



STORIES

Future Storytelling

Storytelling Chain

Storytime

Word Relay Adventure


PRESENTATIONS

Case Study

Movie Monarch

Suggested Reading

Each game contains the reflections of those who piloted them. Often these will refer to one of the sources that we studied during the first week of class regarding the motivation to play games. Both of these can be accessed by the public. 

An, Yunjo. 2020. Designing effective gamified learning experiences. International Journal of Technology in Education (IJTE) 3(2): 62-69. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1264027.pdf

Chou, Yu-kai. (2014, Feb 26). Gamification to improve our world: Yu-kai Chou at TEDxLausanne. TED Talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Qjuegtiyc&t=1s











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