Assalamualaikum and Hello everyone!
From the training session, we have known a total of nine games. There are sure a lot of things to learn from the training session. Each of the game has its own style and different things to be explored and learned.
I had my training session with two friends of mine which were Aliya and Arifah. Aliya had her own game but as I needed her help, she was willing to help me. Thank you Aliya!
For the game, I have realized that there are several weaknesses from my game, the Spin Zone Sentence. Firstly, I have problems with the setting of the classroom. Technically, my game is suitable to be played outside of the classroom because it requires lots of space for the students to spin. But I could not do that because the chairs are not portable. Therefore, to make it safe for the students to spin, the gap between the table and the path where the students were supposed to walk was shorten. My initial attention was I wanted to create a path where my students would have to walk and show their dizziness from the spins. Unfortunately, I failed to do that.
Next, I believe that I was not able to show to the other students the sentences that their friends have created. This was because I asked my students to arrange the sentences on top of the table instead of asking my students to paste it on the whiteboard. As Mr.G has suggested, it is crucial that other students also learn something from their friends' sentences. I have overlooked this part which is rather disappointing. But I hope I would be able to conduct this game successfully if I were to conduct it again.
From the other training sessions, I have found that all of us have varieties of ideas that are very different from one another. There are a lot of things that I have learned from my friends. One of the lessons is a clear and effective instruction is needed so that the students would understand the game clearly. Aside from that, it is important that the game is demonstrated first, before the students play the game. This is to help the students to gain better understanding on how to play the game.
It is undeniable that the training session is very helpful for me. Thank you everyone for giving great lessons and to my partners, Aliya and Arifah, who helped me throughout my game.
Thank you.
Yeah, each game has its own style and interesting. A language teachers especially English ought to make the class interesting and attractive for students. This could also help in boosting their confidence and enhancing their motivation in learning English. Through the training session we were able to gain many ideas and experiences of different kinds of games that can be played in a language class. Besides, I believe that your game will be interesting because the game require students to spin which is really refreshing as it is new to students. Yet, it's a shame that the chairs in most of our classes are not portable. But maybe we could try the game at other time by playing it outdoor. Yeah, that would be great! :)
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