Development of Language Games for Interdisciplinary Language Learning

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Kitthitar Wattanakornpisarn
Songsri Soranastaporn

Abstract

Language learning strategies are fundamental for the understanding of any language. A number of instructional instruments have been introduced to enhance students’ learning strategies. Language games are one of the instruments gradually applied in classrooms in order to foster students’ learning capabilities. This article is aimed at explaining the development of language games to improve students’ language learning strategies. The development of language games has been presented through the ADDIE instructional design consisting of five phases, analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The instructional theory of Robert Gagné was also employed consisting of nine events of instruction: gaining attention, informing learners of the objectives, stimulating recall of prior learning, presenting the stimulus, providing learning guidance, eliciting performance, providing feedback, assessing performance, and enhancing retention and transfer. Findings from this study are the development and implementation of language games such as rhyming games and word sort games.

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Wattanakornpisarn, K. ., & Soranastaporn, S. . (2020). Development of Language Games for Interdisciplinary Language Learning. Ramkhamhaeng Research Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 23(1), 36–44. Retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rusoc/article/view/244213
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