Let Them Play: Board Games for Language Practice

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1

Authors Kevin McCaughey and Rick Rosenberg demonstrate techniques for using board games to stimulate student-centered language practice that is flexible, productive, engaging, and fun. The article includes tips for efficient game play and for using games with a variety of levels and class sizes. The authors show that playing board games for language practice can be educational AND entertaining.

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1

English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1

Find suggestions for incorporating board games productively in your classes, no matter what level you teach or how large your classes are—and find four new Activate games, too! Also get ideas for using QAR to promote reading engagement and comprehension … getting students to retell stories by creati