Metodički Vidici (Sep 2015)
THE INFLUENCE OF GAMES ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE VOCABULARY LEARNING OF SECOND AND THIRD GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Abstract
Different approaches to teaching foreign languages dictated different ways of learning vocabulary. Vocabulary was taught for a long time through translation or memorization of a series of isolated words. Today, it is considered important that children participate in class and that the process of learning is based on students’ satisfaction, which in turn increases their motivation for learning. By using games in teaching, vocabulary is acquired in an interesting way, and allows better memorization of vocabulary items.The empirical part of the paper is a presentation of the survey conducted among elementary school students in Šabac. The research included two groups of second and third grade students, one of which was the control group and the other was the experimental group. The aim of this research is to determine whether learning vocabulary through games contributes to vocabulary items being memorized for a longer period of time. The findings show that the game facilitates vocabulary learning and allows spontaneous and creative expression.
