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Editor's' note: A recent discussion on the FLTEACH listserv generated the
following suggestions for games in the classroom. The first post is French-
specific, but the second may be used for all languages.

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My students do like games and the time on task seems to promote recall. For
French, I often recommend Thierry Perrot's Jeu de l'oie, a chutes and ladder-
like board game on the web. There are many good topics at a variety of levels
and individual items recycle. More difficult is olyfran. Put either title in Google
or the search field at www.merlot.org Also search le point du fle or flenet for
games.

Franklin, L. Re: Language Teaching games. Foreign Language Teaching
Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (29 Oct. 2004).

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Yes, I use games. I don't use them every day or even every week. I use them
when they fit with our current material and they teach or reinforce. I also use
games that are easy to implement and easy to put away. Don't spend lots of
time putting games together. There are many useful games that the students
can make in little time and you'll have them for years.

categories
jeopardy
memoire (concentration)
white boards
puzzles
battleship
hangman

to name a few.

Sandoval, A. Re: Language Teaching games. Foreign Language Teaching
Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (29 Oct. 2004).
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