Measures to improve 6th grade studentsinterest in english lessons through some traditional folk games

But I also boldlypresent some measures to organize traditional folk games in my own Englishteaching at secondary schools to help improve students’interest through the topic: “Measures to

“Measures to improve 6th grade students’interest in English lessons through some traditional folk games.”

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 The reason for choosing the topic

In recent years, the reality of education quality has always been a topicalissue of interest to many levels of education management, teachers as well asparents Especially, from 2020, the program of replacing textbooks for grade 1and grade 6 has been left, leaving many questions for researchers, educationmanagers, and many concerns for teachers, students and parents

From the reality of the quality of education, major campaigns have beenlaunched and implemented Experimental education programs are studied andimplemented in many localities; The innovation of teaching methods is carriedout deeply and widely in each educational institution and is considered one ofthe important solutions in improving the quality of education

However, changing the quality of education has not been synchronized andclear There are many factors that affect the quality of education, in which theimplementation of innovative teaching methods towards learners has aparticularly important role

One of the important highlights in the learner-centered teaching method is theteaching of using games; By teaching through games will create a livelyatmosphere in the classroom, help students be more active in performing tasksand comprehending knowledge, enhance communication, exchange, cooperationand help Students' interactions help students to form and practice theiracademic and life skills, while enabling teachers to work as mentors andcounselors for students

With the merits of games teaching, learning through games is very suitablefor the characteristics of English in general and teaching English in secondaryschools, because this is a heavy vocabulary, difficult to grammar, rightassociated with communication Concerned about how students can actively andinterestingly implement the task of learning comprehension knowledge, meet thesubject's listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, especiallycommunication skills

In fact that, we have used foreign games in our lessons such as : Bingo,slapthe board,noughts and crosses ,lucky numbers or matching,and so on…Becausethese games are used many times,students can feel boring.Thus, I wonder whichother games will help lessons become more exciting As we know Viet Nam isrich in traditional fold games In personal belief that although our life isbecoming more modern,the value of tradition is never out of date It would be

better and more necessary If we can preserve and bring into the nation’s culture

in morden life During my teaching, I learned to apply some traditional folkgames in teaching and achieved important results through every study

Each school has different conditions so there will also be different ways inthe process of organizing games activities in teaching English But I also boldlypresent some measures to organize traditional folk games in my own Englishteaching at secondary schools to help improve students’interest through the

topic: “Measures to improve 6 th grade students’interest in English lessons through some traditional folk games.”

1.2 Research purposes.

The study is aimed at finding the ways in helping and encouraging studentsstudy English better by using traditional folk games for students of grade 6 atsecondary school effectively with the textbook English 6

1.3 Researching object

Some experiences in improving 6th students’interest in learning Englisheffectively by using traditional folk games " (New English Textbook) "

1.4 Research Methodology.

The writer did some steps to do this research, they are as follows;

1.4.1 Researching method to construct the theoretical basic

1.4.2.Surveying method the reality relating to do the problem

1.4.3 Method of collecting the data through the test and posttest;

1.4.4 Method of analyzing the data;

1.5 New points of my experience initiative:

The research will be useful to students, teachers and researchers in the field

of English language teaching and learning: students can not only enjoy takingpart in classroom task more but also preserve and bring into the nation’s culture

in morden life.; teachers can understand more about the traditional folk gamesand use them to make more effectively in their lessons; and researchers will usethe study as a reliable source of reference in their research

2.CONTENT

2.1 The theoretical foundation of the experience.

In the past years, the more modern the life is,the more the traditional folkgames has been affected These games has been ignored or disappeared because

of appearance of new games These new games are modern games with technology which have made people addicted especially young generations.These new games may replace traditional folk games or make them be in risk ofbeing lost.Besides, these modern games are unsuitable for Viet Namesepeople’culture as well as physical condition Therefore, recently our governmentand citizents have cared in preserving and bringing into the nation’s culture inmorden life much more And it would be better If we try our best to make thenation’s culture better in modern life

In foreign language teaching, this view is more and more correct Apart fromusing foreigner games such as bingo,hang man…… traditional folk games inEnglish lessons plays an important role The traditional folk games such as:’Oan tu ti”, “blindman’s bluff”… , will help to improve students ‘interest areeffective and useful These games can be used to review or learn new words,grammar , listening …….Students will be interest in learning English and Ithelps students be more active in performing tasks and comprehendingknowledge, enhance communication

2.2 Situation of the problem before applying experience initiatives.

2.2.1 Advantages

My school is one of the best schools in Tho Xuan district with a lot ofoutstanding achievements Teaching and learning English are more and moreattached here

2.2.1.1 About the teachers of English.

At my school, there are two English teachers aged from 37 to 9 Both of uswere trained at Hong Duc university Everyone has been teaching English forover 10 years We are all young, enthusiastic, active, creative and willing todevote to teaching career Both of us can apply new teaching method, theinformation technology, teaching aids to teaching skillfully We are also familiarwith the techniques of teaching and eliciting vocabulary

2.2.1.2 About the students

All of the students have learnt English for 3 years at primary schools Most

of them are obedient and dutiful They also know how important the English isand they are also familiar with the different ways of studying and usingvocabulary

2.2.2 Disadvantages.

Besides the advantages above,many students don’t like or even though they

are afraid of learning English

2.2.2.1 About the teachers.

Some teachers still face a number of difficulties in the implementation ofcertain operations, teaching techniques of each lesson, each stage of the lesson

or the combination of the teaching techniques

Some teachers are still afraid of using or even do not use teaching aidsproficiently for the lesson (For example: laptop, projector, cassette, CD, )

In lessons, some teachers do not use the different techniques or methods Theyoften use old ways or old games which are used again again which have madestudents bored and have difficulty in understanding the lessons

2.2.2.2 About the students.

Although all of the students have learnt English for 3 years at primaryschools, they are different from levels A number of them are only good atgrammar, not at speaking, reading, writing and listening Futher ,A lot ofstudents aren’t interested in learning English Besides,They don’t pay attention

to their lessons.Moreover,they become less confident and passive to participate

in classroom activities even though they are afraid of taking part in theseacitivities.Consequently, the way to improve their interest in learning is veryimportant to make sure that they will be more active in performing tasks andcomprehending knowledge, enhance communication

2.2.2.3 Specific survey

In the process of teaching, I have been given the duty to teach grade 6 Withthe awareness of researching and studying the situation of students’ learning thesubject and learning from experience, right since the beginning of the schoolyear, I outlined a specific plan and method to actively investigate the situation ofstudents’ learning in my classes Though the investigation , I realized that moststudents are not fond of performing tasks and comprehending knowledge, evenafraid of joining in classroom activities

Determining advantages and disadvantages, at the beginning of schoolyear 2019-2020 I took a small survey about their interest in learningEnglish for grade 6 students And I obtained the following results

Table 1: Survey Results of grade 6

From the above result, I have been thinking, researching in order to makethe work better, help students enjoy learning English and improve quality ofteaching the subject I would like to present some measures as follows

2.3.1.The game “blindman’s bluff”

2.3.1.1 The Steps of playing the game :

Step1 : Teacher can use the game to help students to review vocabulary intopics

Step 2:Teacher prepares some things about the topic such as school things, toys,

….in a box

Step 3 :Teacher call a student and cover his/her eyes and choose a thing

Step 4: An other ask him “ what is it”

Step 5: He/she has to touch the thing ,guess and then answer “It’s………….”

2.3.1.2.Example : Unit 1 : My new school

Teacher can use the game in unit 1 – Getting started ( Exercise 3) to check vocabulary after teaching school things or review vocabulary at the biginning of

a lesson

2.3.2.The game’’oan tu ti ‘’

2.3.2.1 The steps of playing the game :

Step 1 :Teacher can use the game in many cases

+use to find out which team is the first beginner

+ use to compete to write vocabulary or sentences We can play the game following guide :

Step 2 : Student will work in 2 groups of 5 or 6 students standing into two rowsStep 3 :Each pair wil play “oan tu ti” the winner will write the work on their board

Step 4: Teacher will check which team writes well is the winners

2.3.2.2 Example: Unit 6: Our Tet holiday

Teacher can use the game in Unit 6: -A closer look 2(Exercise 3) for student to write sentences “what should/shouldn’t you do at Tet ?”

2.3.3 The game “cuop co’

2.3.3.1 The steps of playing the game

The game can be used to review vocabulary or structures

Step 1 :Students work in 2 groups of five or six standing a line

Step 2: Each student has to stand in a row from 1st to 6th

Step 3:When teacher calls one number, the student Who is an owner of thenumber will go to take a flag in the circle

-There is a word or stucture Which need reviewing

2.3.3.2 Example: Unit 4 :My neighbourhood

We can play the game in Unit 4- A closer look 2 to review comparative Forinstance, teacher call “good” student has to find and take the flag with word

“better”

2.3.4 The game “cua cap”

Teacher can use the game to review vocabulary or structure

2.3.4.1 The steps of playing the games

Step 1: Students work in 2 groups

Step 2: Teacher put some card with words or letters which are mictured on atable

Step 3: Ask students of each group to use two fingers as legs of a crap in oder totake the words to make a sentence or letters to make a word

Step 4 : The team which can make more sentences or words will be winners

2.3.4.2 Example : Unit 12 :Robots

Teacher can use the game in Unit 12: - Looking back ( Exercise 4 ) give somecards with words so that students take them to make full sentences using thestucture with”will be able”

2.3.5 The game “nhay bao bo” ( bag Jumping)

Teacher is able to practice students’listening skill by using this game

2.3.5.1.The steps of playing the game

Step 1: Students will play the game in two groups Each student of a group has

to stand in a bag and hold the bag by their hands

Step 2 :Teacher will read sentence or short conversation

Step 3 :Students will jump with the bag toward the end in order to find keyword for teacher’s exercise

2.3.5.2 Example : Unit 8 : Sports and games

Teacher can use the game in Unit 8 : A closer look1 in order to help students

to improve listening skill in exercise 6

2.3.6 The game ‘tron tim” (Hide and seek)

Teacher can use the game to help stdudents remember new words in their class

2.3.6.1 The steps of playing the games :

Step 1:Students can sit down at their place

Step 2 :Teacher sticks some flash cards on the board

Step 3 :Teacher asks students to closer their eyes and then teacher take a flashcard to hide

Step 4:Teacher counts loudly “five,ten, fifteen,twenty open your eyes and find”Step 5: Students open their eyes and find out the lost thing or lost word

Step 6 :Teacher calls a student to give a answer.If it is true,he/she will be thewinner

2.3.6.2 Example : Unit 11: Our green world

The game can be used in Unit 11:A closer look 1(English 6) (Exercise 2).Teacher will stick some pictures about water,plastic bottle,paper,can,… on theboard.After that,students play the game to review vocabulary about the things

2.3.7.The game ‘Ca sau len bo”

Teacher can use the game so as to help students review irregular verbs in grade 6

2.3.7.1 The steps of playing the game

Step 1 Teacher calls five or six students standing a line

Step 2.Teacher can use the stage as a bank of pond/lake and the rest of the classused as pond/lake

Step 3.Teacher call a word and students have to define that the word is presentform ,students will stant into the pond/lake And the opposite place, If the word

is the past form, students will be able to jump onto the bank.If student isn’t inthe right place,he/she will become “a prisoner”and will be punished

2.3.7.2.Example : Unit 8 : Sports and games

We can play the game in Unit 8 – A closer look 2 so that students will have achance to review and distinguish the present and past of verbs

2.3.8.The game “nhay lo co”(hop)

Teacher can use the game in order to help students to review vocabulary orimprove listening skill

2.3.8.1 The steps of playing the game :

Step 1 Teacher will make a map with numbers from one to ten as an obstaclesothat stuidents will hop through these obstacles to the end in order to take thecard which is required by teacher

Step 2 If students take correct cards and their leg isn’t on the land when theyhop,they will become winners.finally, they will receive a gift

2.3.8.2.Example : Unit 7: Television

We can play the game in Unit 7 – A closer look 1 (Exercise 1 ) in order tostudents vocabulary about television

Teacher gives clues: “It’s a thing which we use it to change the channel fromdistance What is it ?”

Student will hop through the obstacles to find out the card with the picture ofremote control and return

2.3.9 The game “Di ca kheo “(Stilt walking)

Students will be able to review vocabulary or listening skil by playing the game

2.3.9.1.The steps of playing the game

Step 1.Students will work in groups of five or six

Step 2 Teacher puts some flash cards at one side and students will have to standfar from the cards

Step 3.Teacher call loudly a word which students will take

Step 4.Stdudents of each group will try their best to walk stilts to the end inorder to take the correct cards which teacher ask

Step 5.The group with more cards will win

2.3.9.2.Example: Unit 10: Our house in the future

We can play the game in Unit 10– Looking back (Exercise 1 ) in order tostudents vocabulary about house in the future

Teacher calls: “Let’s find all the house things in the future”

+ Students will walk stilts and find correct words

+ The group which can find more words in three minutes will be winner