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    The Use of Language Teaching Games and Activities in Ethiopian Government Elementary Schools
    (Addis Ababa University, 1989-06) Sarah Ogbay
    In this study an attemp t has been made to find out whether or not the us e of l an~ua~e t eaching v,ames and activities i n Ethiopian government element ary sch ools is more effective in developinr, communicative ab ility in speakinf, En gli sh by providing the students an oppo rtunity t o us e the l an~uar.e e ffectively. One hundred and thirty students were divided between an experimental a nd contro l p.roup . An experiment was s e t using the teachin~ materials specially prepared. One set involved the us e of games, the other set involved traditi onal exerc is es normally used by pr imary classes in Ethiopia. At th e end, a test was administered t o observe the outcome of the experiment. Thus , any variation i n achievement between the two groups observed during the test co ul d be att ribut ed to th e use of games. In the scores obtained the experimental group achieved s i gn ific antly better results thab the control g r oup . On th e basis of the findings, it was recommended that language teaching games and activities should be integrated into the present syllabus or a new syllabus developed