Reflection of reading review 3

"Game online will develop EFL students' language skills". It is becoming a remarkable teaching trend for all teachers. This also resulted in some reflective opinions that has come to my mind after reading the article: "Language Learners & Computer Games" of author Graham Stanley on http://www.slideshare.net/begstanley/wiaoc2007-games-may-2007. Being an English teacher at the college, I wish to apply this method into my teaching strategy when many features of modern computer - internet technologies have been popularized explosively over the world.

The first is the value of foreign language learning in playing games. I have same ideas with the author that there are many different types of online computer games but not at all are allowed to teach. And there are many advantages of game online, such as, game for training,advertising, simulation,and game for education. The combining between learning and playing is used effectively since the players learn to play. That means is they are to learn a new literacy if they want to know how the game is.In my Vietnamese country, I find this way is only carried out at under schools- kindergartens.Most of children from 4 to 6 years old are familiar with multiple choice in active and colorful picture games. The teachers and children can watch and write as well as read loudly together about main words, short phrases that a particular task within the games needs. The teachers usually lead them to do with work in different group activities. They have to apply virtual words( specially Second life ), or use their imagination to complete the games... for instance.

In conclusion, I cannot pretend not to know the fact that there are much of communication in virtual English words. From game online, it is widely accepted that language has been used flexibly and effectively in the world of game with various typical actions and dialogues. Pleasure and emotional involvement are central to thinking and learning, including all four skills: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. It would be possible, applicable and benifitable to set up language teaching methods based on educational games at college. This can only be done when all the teachers understand and have enough interest to work together on this new topic in the very near future./.