TOPIC 18

Why are games considered effective in foreign language learning?

• They reduce anxiety and increase motivation.
• They only work for advanced learners.
• They replace all written activities.
• They eliminate the need for teachers.

According to Piaget, what role do games play in children’s learning?

• They are only useful for entertainment.
• They help organise thinking by interacting with reality.
• They mainly focus on memorising grammar rules.
• They delay cognitive development.

What is a key linguistic benefit of games?

• They avoid interaction and communication.
• They provide repetition of language structures in an engaging way.
• They only focus on silent reading.
• They prevent vocabulary learning.

Which feature is essential in defining a game, according to Gibbs (1978)?

• Unlimited duration without purpose.
• Lack of structure.
• Rules and clear objectives.
• No challenge or motivation.

What distinguishes communicative games from linguistic games?

• Communicative games focus on fluency, linguistic games on accuracy.
• Linguistic games are only competitive.
• Communicative games are only for grammar.
• Communicative games avoid interaction.

Which of the following is a cooperative game?

• Hangman competition.
• Guess the sentence in pairs against others.
• A leaderboard vocabulary contest.
• Story building together.

Which component of communicative competence refers to producing coherent and cohesive language?

• Discourse competence.
• Grammatical competence.
• Sociocultural competence.
• Strategic competence.

What is a teacher’s role during games in the classroom?

• To act only as a strict judge.
• To ignore errors completely.
• To avoid helping with comprehension.
• To encourage participation and monitor students.

What is gamification in education?

• The replacement of all lessons by video games.
• The exclusive use of board games in class.
• A method to avoid competition.
• The use of game elements in non-game contexts.

Which of the following is an example of structural gamification?

• Using drawing instead of speaking.
• Embedding all lessons in a fictional story.
• Using points, badges, and leaderboards.
• Creating role plays in real-life contexts.