Integrating Traditional Games into EFL Speaking Class: A case of English for Young Learners
Ihsan Hikmawan,
Ika Lestari Damayanti,
Sri Setyarini
Abstract:Speaking is an inevitable skill that EFL young learners have to master. However, their anxiety and teacher's strategies in the class remain the big issues which cause the low engagement in the speaking activities. This study examined if integrating traditional games into English class can lower the anxiety and increase their motivation to learn the skill by real interaction and collaboration provided in the games. The study observed a class of the fifth grade in Bandung, Indonesia learning speaking by implemen… Show more
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