1. The document summarizes a facilitated study group that used games to improve French communication skills. 2. Various games were discussed as tools for language learning, including Petit Bac, Spot It, and an online game called ZON. 3. Students then presented on games they developed, including an interactive cube game called ICUBE that aimed to reflect the reality of language teaching and learning.

1. Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre
Department of Language Studies
Teaching and Learning Collaborate
April 8, 2015
IB210
Instructors: Dr. Rosa Hong/ Dr. Ruhui Ni
Students: Nathan Kaïn King, Deunsol Lee, Gian-Marco Reyes

2. Ordre du jour
1. Introduction
2. Facilitated Study Group Using games (Rosa)
3. Student Perspective on Game Use (Gian-
Marco/Nathan)
4. Let’s play : Petit Bac, Spot it (Nathan/Ruhui)
5. Adaptation and variation including online games (Ruhui)
6. I-CUBE (Deunsol)
7. Conclusion (Rosa)
8. Discussion, How about ME? Q&A (YOU)

3. Birth of FSG – Using Games to Improve
Communication Skills in French
1. Franco-Eco FSG and its success
2. Language Teaching and Learning : immersive
environment, meaningful task, ample practice
opportunities, immediate and “loving” feedback,
etc. (citations)
3. Some bones to pick with these specialists….
4. Our ‘Digital Natives’ and a reality check –
cultural, linguistic, social factors
5. Games as a tool

4. Between 2013-2015, over 5800 articles and
books published and the number is rising
Deborah Healey, University of Oregon

5. MUSIC
$100 $100$100
ART OF WAR
FAMOUS
WOMEN
$200$200$200
$100 $100$100$100

6. Music - $100
An Austrian child prodigy.
Composed 12 variations
KV265 on ‘Ah, vous
dirais-je maman’, a
French folk song
Who is Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart.
Who is Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart.

7. Art of War - $100
Two player board game believed to be originated in India
in 6th Century and adapted in Persia as a courtly teaching
tool for war strategies and tactics. Arrived and spread in
Europe in 11th Century
What is CHESS.

8. Famous Women - $100
World famous British
nanny for Jane and
Michael Banks
whose many skills
include the ability to
say
“SUPERCALIFRAGI
LLISTICEXPIALIDO
CIOUS”
Who is Mary Poppins.

10. A FSG was born: Let them play games!
I. Accuracy, fluency and
automatization (spontaneity)
II. Listening, Speaking, Reading and
Writing
III. Non-verbal communication, social
skills, academic skills, etc.

14. • FRE491H5S: Independent Study - FSG –
Board Games to Improve French Oral
Competences
– 1. Research
– 2. Apply theories and methodologies
– 3. Assess the application
– 4. Reflect
– 5. Evaluate (bi-weekly meetings, session plans
and plays, monthly reports, assessment reports,
portfolio, presentations)
– 6. Present, les voilà!

15. Presentation: Gian-Marco Reyes
• Games i.e.) Le Loup-Garou : from -
student engagement and leadership skills
to content-based games (grammar and
language structure oriented)
• Significance of failure – the best learning
tool
• Evolutionary and independent nature of
games

16. Presentation: Nathan Kaïn King
• Games as a language learning tool
• Continuous learning and modifications
• Becoming a facilitator to become a teacher
• Re-designing 5 Seconds

18. Let’s play: Nathan/Ruhui
I. Petit Bac/Scattegories - Categories :
1. Capital/City 2. Author 3. Dish
4. Famous film 5. Clothing Item
1. Homophones 2. Adjective 3. Prefix
4. Noun 5. Irregular Verb
II. Spot it/Dobble

19. Ruhui
• Spot it – benefits, reinvention, application,
etc.

23. Ruhui
• From Spot it to
an Online
games to
reflect reality
of Language
Teaching &
Learning
• ZON –
Inspiration to
students

25. Deunsol
• ICUBE - how he was inspired by the use of
Ruhui’s ZON
• Student view
• Explain his game and his project

26. TEAM LAMA
• Problem
• Inspiration
• Solution

27. • Bill Gates, “I feel pretty stupid that I don't
know any foreign languages.”
• When is our approach to education going to
adapt to the needs of our modern society?

28. What really matters…
• Learner-centered Teaching and Learning
• Authentic Experiential Learning
• Dos and don’ts of game-based FSG –
academic, cognitive, social domains
• Sugar, anyone?

29. Comments, adaptations,
variations, questions, suggestions…
Thank you!
Merci!
谢谢！
For bibliography and questions:
j.hong@utoronto.ca