Games in the EFL Classroom is the title of the very new Professional Development course available on the Reach2Share moodle site at https://reach2share.com/ View the list of available courses here https://reach2share.com/course/index.php This presentation was used in the live webinar conference held on 2019 07 14 and the video will soon be on YouTube. Image attribution is available on the last slide. Slide theme from https://www.slidescarnival.com/

1. Games in EFL
with
Nives Torresi & Marco V Torresi

2. Games in the EFL Classroom
◎ Motivate learning
◎ Engage the learner
◎ Boost language skills
◎ Promote confidence
◎ Group socialization
◎ Communication
◎ Speaking skills
◎ Authentic learning

3. Skills enhanced through Games
◎ Problem solving
◎ Critical thinking
◎ Strategy
◎ Focus
◎ Decision making
◎ Leadership
◎ Teamwork
◎ Creativity
◎ Commitment
◎ Planning
◎ Collaboration
◎ Sharing
◎ Negotiation
◎ Responsability
◎ Questions
◎ Cultural
awareness
◎ Peer 2 Peer
learning
◎ Confidence

4. Creating GAMES for the CLASSROOM
Digital games - online or whiteboard
Board games - paper or digital
Crossword Puzzles - teams
Jigsaw Puzzles - colours & shapes
Video + questions - phrasal verbs
Search + Research - webquests

5. Themes & Topics for Games
◎ Vocabulary
◎ Verbs
◎ Collocations
◎ Tenses
◎ Conditionals
◎ Adjectives
◎ Irregular verbs
◎ Nouns
◎ Numbers
◎ Adverbs
◎ Word order
◎ Speaking games
◎ Memory games
◎ Repetitive
structures
◎ Grammar
◎ Fluency
◎ Pronunciation
◎ Image
Descriptions
◎ Giving directions
◎ Small talk

6. Games represent...
Fun - promote a relaxed
environment
Challenging - new learning
Group / Team oriented
Competitive
Tool to complement Teaching

7. “Join our Professional Development
course on the Reach2Share moodle
We will guide you through the steps
of how to add and create Games in
your EFL Classroom!

8. Click on the image to visit the course for Professional Development

9. Thank you!
Nives and Marco look forward to
meeting you online!

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