Teaching 3rd of ESO grammar with games

Abstract

[eng] Grammar seems to be the less enjoyable topic in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subject. Secondary school students tend to associate it to complicated theoretical explanations and boring notebook exercises, which is what they are used to doing. Even though grammatical explanations and written exercises are also important and should not be forgotten, teachers should also incorporate innovative resources in the classroom. As regards English grammar, a pertinent tool to engage teenage pupils would be the teaching of grammar through games. However, secondary school teachers do not seem familiarized with these new resources. Instead, they tend to use games as time fillers or as useful tools only to practise vocabulary. For this reason, in this paper I provide a compilation of relevant games that secondary school teachers can use to teach the grammar covered in the 3rd of ESO grammar.