The Use of Language Teaching Games and Activities in Ethiopian Government Elementary Schools
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1989-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
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
e xperimental 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 t es t wa s administered t o observe the outc ome
o f the expe riment. Thus , any variation i n ach i evement between
the two groups observed during the test co ul d be att ribut ed to
th e use of games. In the scor es 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
langu age teaching games and activities should be integrated into
the present syllabus or a new syllabus developed
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Language Teaching