METHODS FOR ENRICHING THE VOCABULARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OF SCHOOLCHILDREN THROUGH ONLINE GAMES
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online games, language, vocabulary , technology developmentAbstract
Language teaching and learning has many approaches and methods that always develop every time. Those can be more sophisticated since nowadays technology plays its role to be used in language teaching and learning. One of those technologies is computer games which can be found both in computer application and online. There are many online games that can be used for teaching EYL. Therefore the teacher should consider what kind of games which can be applied in EYL class. Particularly, it must be related to the topic and the students’ level of proficiency.
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