Abstract

This paper mainly focuses on the study of games in primary school based upon the theory of Interactive Teaching Approach. Interactive Teaching Approach acclaims the mutual interaction between teacher and students, students and students. According to this ides, combining the features of children, games become a popular way for teaching in primary. However, in real practice, some problems still exist in the process of game playing. The author wants to find out the reasons and also give some suggestions about game designing.

Key words: interactive teaching approach; game teaching; primary school; game designing

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1.-Introduction-1

1.1-The Current Situation of English Learning for Primary School-1

1.2-Problems Exist in Games in Primary English Teaching-1

1.3-Significance of the Study-1

2.-Literature Review-3

2.1-The Theory of Interactive Teaching Approach-3

2.1.1-Definition of Interaction and Its Features-3

2.1.2-Models of Interaction-3

2.1.2.1-Teacher-Student Interaction-3

2.1.2.2-Student-Student Interaction-3

2.1.3-The Character of Children-3

2.1.3.1-Motivation and Interest-3

2.1.3.2-Competition and Cooperation-4

2.1.4-Interactive Activities-4

2.2-The Theory of Games-4

2.2.1-The Definition of Games-4

2.2.2-The Features of Games in Language Teaching-5

2.2.3-The Spirit of Games in Language Teaching-5

2.2.4-The Main Principles in Designing Games-6

2.2.4.1-The Principle of Fun-6

2.2.4.2-The Principle of Equality-6

2.2.4.3-The Principle of Achievement-6

3.-Research Design-8

3.1-Purpose of the Study-8

3.2-Research Method-8

3.3-Subjects-8

3.4-Research Procedures-8

4.-Data Collection and Analysis-9

4.1-Data Collection-9

4.1.1-Data in the First Lesson-9

4.1.2-Data in the Second Lesson-9

4.2-Data Analysis-9

4.2.1-Figures from the First Lesson-9

4.2.2-Figures from the Second Lesson-10

4.3-Result and Discussion-10

4.4-Suggestions-10

5.-Conclusion-12

5.1-Results-12

5.2-Limitations of the Study-12

References-13