Name of teaching material
Card game set for learning English words (positives, comparatives, and superlatives) self-made product
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| Target |
Second-year students (13 year olds) in the Lower Secondary Department, who have hearing impairment (5 to 7 students per group) Children who have begun to learn English Students who are not good at English can enjoy the game together |
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| Disability category | deaf and hard of hearing |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | foreign languages |
| Specific purposes | To help students learn comparative adjectives and adverbs |
| Considerations for disability characteristics |
The material is a set of prints and suit-like cards. Students play ‘Old Maid’ and other games. As some students do not pay sufficient attention to the pronunciation of English words, or think that English pronunciation is difficult, katakana transliterations are provided, to aid in pronunciation. The cards for words with regular inflection, words with irregular inflection, and words with spelling changes, are differentiated by color, so that students can visually recognize the differences. |
| Expected effects and results | As high English ability is not required for success in Old Maid, all students can enjoy the game equally. Thus, even students who think they are not good at English will actively participate in the game, with the determination to win, thereby increasing the motivation to learn. |
| How to use |
Repetitive practice is essential to learning inflections, and writing (with concomitant reading) is a valuable form of repetition in this regard. This exercise aims to teach through game play, taking advantage of group learning, to increase the motivation to learn and the time spent in related study at home. Prior to the game, a certain amount of basic repetitive practice is conducted, using a printed list of words that are employed in the game. Students with weak English skills are allowed to consult the list during the game. Four sets of cards, for the Japanese meaning, positive, comparative, and superlative of each word, respectively, are provided. The principal rule in this educational version of Old Maid is, if a player has two of a kind, he/she explains the meaning of the word and its inflection, and then discards the pair. Depending on the learning level of the group, students can play a simpler game, such as Concentration, or an Old Maid game using only the Japanese meaning and positive cards. |
| Related teaching materials and information | A performance of this card game has been reported in the University Bulletin. Similar teaching material, for the teaching of verb tense forms, has been developed and used for practical purposes. |
| Useful for other students |
- Informant Special Needs Education School for the Deaf, University of Tsukuba
- Keywords English; positives, comparatives and superlatives; card game
- Created 2017-11-09 14:04:14
- Updated 2020-06-08 18:29:53