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Robert Gillespie Academic Skills CentreDepartment of Language Studies Teaching and Learning Collaborate

Learn to Play and Play to Learn:FSG Using Games to Improve Oral Proficiency for French as a Second Language StudentsApril 8, 2015IB210

Instructors: Dr. Rosa Hong/ Dr. Ruhui NiStudents: Nathan Kan King, Deunsol Lee, Gian-Marco Reyes

Ordre du jour 1. Introduction 2. Facilitated Study Group Using games (Rosa)3. Student Perspective on Game Use (Gian-Marco/Nathan)4. Lets play : Petit Bac, Spot it (Nathan/Ruhui)5. Adaptation and variation including online games (Ruhui)6. I-CUBE (Deunsol) 7. Conclusion (Rosa)8. Discussion, How about ME? Q&A (YOU)

Birth of FSG Using Games to Improve Communication Skills in FrenchFranco-Eco FSG and its success Language Teaching and Learning : immersive environment, meaningful task, ample practice opportunities, immediate and loving feedback, etc. (citations)Some bones to pick with these specialists.Our Digital Natives and a reality check cultural, linguistic, social factors Games as a tool

Between 2013-2015, over 5800 articles and books published and the number is rising Deborah Healey, University of Oregon

According to Deborah Healey, University of Oregonhttp://www.slideshare.net/healeyd/gamification-in-elt-healey4

JeopardyMUSIC$100$100$100ART OF WARFAMOUS WOMEN$200$200$200

$100$100$100$100

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Music - $100An Austrian child prodigy.Composed 12 variations KV265 on Ah, vous dirais-je maman, a French folk song

Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Art of War - $100

Two player board game believed to be originated in India in 6th Century and adapted in Persia as a courtly teaching tool for war strategies and tactics. Arrived and spread in Europe in 11th Century

What is CHESS.

Famous Women - $100

World famous British nanny for Jane and Michael Banks whose many skills include the ability to say SUPERCALIFRAGILLISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS

Who is Mary Poppins.

Orbis Pictus, 16589

A FSG was born: Let them play games!

Accuracy, fluency and automatization (spontaneity)Listening, Speaking, Reading and WritingNon-verbal communication, social skills, academic skills, etc.

Magna Carta- LET THEM PLAY!

le Loup-Garou, Spot it!, 5 seconds, Scattegories, Hanabi, Il tait une fois, Genji, Taboo, Tsuro, Cranium, Twixt, Dixid, People Bingo, Charade, songs, card games, improvisation, etc.

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FRE491H5S: Independent Study -FSG Board Games to Improve French Oral Competences

1. Research2. Apply theories and methodologies3. Assess the application4. Reflect5. Evaluate (bi-weekly meetings, session plans and plays, monthly reports, assessment reports, portfolio, presentations)6. Present, les voil!

Presentation: Gian-Marco ReyesGames i.e.) Le Loup-Garou : from - student engagement and leadership skills to content-based games (grammar and language structure oriented)Significance of failure the best learning toolEvolutionary and independent nature of games

Presentation: Nathan Kan KingGames as a language learning toolContinuous learning and modificationsBecoming a facilitator to become a teacher Re-designing 5 Seconds

Lets play: Nathan/RuhuiI. Petit Bac/Scattegories - Categories : 1. Capital/City 2. Author 3. Dish 4. Famous film 5. Clothing Item

1. Homophones 2. Adjective 3. Prefix4. Noun 5. Irregular Verb

II. Spot it/Dobble

RuhuiSpot it benefits, reinvention, application, etc.

RuhuiFrom Spot it to an Online games to reflect reality of Language Teaching & LearningZON Inspiration to students

Deunsol

ICUBE - how he was inspired by the use of Ruhuis ZON Student view Explain his game and his project

TEAM LAMAProblem

Inspiration

Solution

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Bill Gates, I feel pretty stupid that I don't know any foreign languages.

When is our approach to education going to adapt to the needs of our modern society?

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What really mattersLearner-centered Teaching and LearningAuthentic Experiential Learning

Dos and donts of game-based FSG academic, cognitive, social domains

Sugar, anyone?

Comments, adaptations, variations, questions, suggestions

Thank you! Merci!

For bibliography and questions: j.hong@utoronto.ca

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