Приемы геймификации как средство повышения мотивации к изучению английского языка в средней школе

To begin, you first need to arrange the students in a circle (either seated or standing). You will also need a ball. For this example let’s say the chosen word is “tiger”.Student 1 – “t” *throws the ball to student 5Student 5 – “i” *throws the ball to student 3Student 3 – “g” etcThis continues until the word is complete. Again, like with the other games you could do a knockout rule where if a student gets the wrong letter then they are out of that round (repeat until there is a clear winner).If this game is slightly too easy for the students then you can introduce a timer system where they will only get a few seconds to answer, if they don’t answer in time then they are also out.This game is best suited to children, they will enjoy using a ball to interact with. It is also more suited to beginner levels (especially when learning how to spell.) Keep this one away from adults or advanced students unless you want to hear some patronized groans!13. Draw ItStudent level: Beginner to IntermediateType of lesson: Group or IndividualStudent type: Children & AdultsGreat fun with children and adults alike. Similar to “describe it”, the idea is for the student to express a chosen word without saying it. The difference here is that we are now drawing instead of describing.Obviously we will need something to draw with for this. Pen and paper would work fine if we are struggling for resources but it would be better to use something bigger so it’s easier for the students to see, so try to grab a whiteboard!Once you have a chosen student, tell them the chosen word (without anyone else hearing), they then have to draw it. The other students have to guess and the first one to get it right can then have their turn. Keep going until everyone has played at least once.The advantage of this game over “describe it” is it can be a lot easier for beginner students to draw something than to try to think of a way to describe it in English. That being said if your students are advanced, they may benefit more from the added difficulty of “describe it”.14. Word SearchStudent level: Beginner to AdvancedType of lesson: IndividualStudent type: Children & AdultsThese take a little longer to prepare but when it comes to actually playing, they are as easy as they come.For anyone that doesn’t know what a word search is, you basically have a grid of squares. Inside each square is a letter. At first glance, it will appear as if you are staring at a giant mess of random letters. However, there are words hidden inside this mess that must be found.15. SynonymsStudent level: Intermediate to AdvancedType of lesson: Group or IndividualStudent type: AdultsWith synonyms, the point is to give a student a word, and they have to give you a synonym for that word in return. (E.g. teacher says scalding, student says hot). For this, you will need to do some research and make sure you know some synonyms for the TL of that lesson.A very basic idea, but we have a lot of room to work with this. Here are some things we can change:Add a time limit (e.g the student has 3 seconds to reply)Time limit for the whole group (e.g how many can the group get in 3 minutes)In a group, the student (who just answered) could ask the next studentUse antonyms as wellHave the students ask the teacherThis game is dependant on the students having at least a medium-size vocabulary so I would advise sticking to medium to advanced level students. Also, while this game is fun to an extent, it is more so for adults. Some children may lose concentration with this one so only play with them if you know you can hold their focus.16. ShiritoriStudent level: Intermediate to AdvancedType of lesson: Group or IndividualStudent type: AdultsThe classic Japanese game – Shiritori! You need very little to play this game, which makes it ideal as a backup activity as well.Simply set up the chairs in the classroom so that everyone can see and hear each other clearly. A circle arrangement is a great choice as it allows everyone to hear each other and there’s an obvious order to whose go it is.Choose a student or go first yourselfThe first person (A) says a word. This can be something that was taught in the class if you want to reinforce that. Or, if this is a backup activity then it can be any word.The next person to the left (B) will then say a word that starts with the last letter of A’s word. So if A said “boat” then B could say “three”.The game carries on around the circle until you reach the original student again.At this point you can either end the game there or carry on if you have time.A very basic idea but we have a lot of room to work with this. Here are some things we can change:Add a time limit (e.g the student has 3 seconds to reply)Time limit for the whole group (e.g how many can the group get in 3 minutes)In a group, the student (who just answered) could ask the next studentUse antonyms as wellHave the students ask the teacherThis game is dependent on the students having at least a medium-size vocabulary, so I would advise sticking to medium to advanced level students. Also, while this game is fun to an extent, it is more so for adults. Some children may lose concentration with this one so only play with them if you know you can hold their focus.17. CharadesStudent level: Beginner to IntermediateType of lesson: GroupStudent type: Children & AdultsIn case you haven’t played charades before, this is how to play:Select a student to be “a word”, e.g. red, an appleWithout speaking, this student has to get the other students to guess the word.They can elicit the answer by using body movements, pointing to things in the room etc. Basically anything, as long as they do not speak.Whoever guesses the answer first gets to be “it” in the next round.This is a great game for beginners as it works better with beginner vocabulary (run, sit, 4 etc.) Beware, you may struggle with more complex vocabulary… (try acting out the word situational!)18. Vocab BingoStudent level: Beginner to IntermediateType of lesson: GroupStudent type: Children & AdultsPrepare Bingo sheets with grids and add one word to each square. Select the grid size (from 3×3 to 6×6) and the words according to the level of English of your students and the expected duration of the game.Write all words you’ve added to the sheets on a list; maybe add some more. Call out the words in random order, and have the students mark the words when they hear it.They can use a pen, or better: put little items on the squares. This is more fun, and you can reuse the sheets.The first person to mark each word on his sheets wins.You can make this vocab game a bit harder: Don’t call out the exact words in the squares, but synonyms, or opposites, or any kind of related words (for example when you call “rain”, they have to mark “umbrella”).