Investigating EFL teachers perceptions towards the use of educational games and songs as aids to teach english grammar: the case of Ain Beida primary schools
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2023
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University of Oum El Bouaghi
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The aim of the present study is to examine Algerian EFL primary school teachers' perceptions of the possible effectiveness of using educational games and songs in teaching English language grammar. The study, further, aims to explore the benefits that games and songs can potentially bring to the EFL classroom and to discover the usefulness of these tools in making primary school pupils learn grammar rules in an effective and amusing way. To achieve the aforementioned aims, a descriptive study was conducted in which data was collected using a questionnaire addressed to EFL primary school teachers. The sample comprised ten teachers, each among whom taught at three different primary schools in the city of AinBeida and surrounding villages. The results reveal that educational games and songs are believed to have an influential role in the teaching-learning process, in the sense that they reinforce grammar and improve students' ability to understand grammar rules in a relaxed and relatively easy manner even though their use seems to be quite restricted due to an apparent lack of resources. It is subsequently concluded that educational games and songs ought to be carefully selected by EFL teachers and they should essentially be suitable for the learners' age and needs. It is recommended that if given a chance, teachers should not entirely rely on games and songs to teach grammar because overusing them may have an undesirable reversed impact on pupils notwithstanding.
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Grammar; EFL; Educational games; Educational songs