Abstract

This paper intends to provide some research from the following aspects. Firstly,it elaborates on the definition, the positive roles and the advantages of the game-based teaching. Also, the cognitive and psychological features of children are mentioned. Then it introduces the game-based teaching model from two aspects: the strategies of game-based primary English teaching and the influential factors of games. Finally, this paper concludes with the significance of the game-based teaching in the primary English teaching.

Key words: games; primary school; English education

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction1

2. Literature Review-.2

2.1 The Positive Role of Games in English Teaching.2

2.2 The Concept of Games.4

2.3 The Advantages of Games in Class4

3. Influential Factors of the Game-Based Primary English Teaching.6

3.1 The number of Students-7

3.2 Moderate Difficulty of Games-8

3.3 Making Games Instructive, Interesting and Creative-8

3.4 The Teacher’s Roles and Responsibilities-9

3.5 Incentive Assessment-11

4. Strategies for Game-Based Primary English Teaching-11

4.1 Intellectual Games-12

4.2 Skill Games-14

4.3 Intelligence Games-16

5. Conclusion-17

References19