Efl games and receptive skills

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to focus on developing listening and reading skills using an EFL game-based approach in the classroom. The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the EFL games as an educational resource for receptive skills in 4th level students in an educational program. Additionally, the researcher applied EFL game types and activities to improve receptive skills in students from Pedagogia de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros major at Universidad Tecnica de Ambato. In this study, an experimental study was carried out and the researcher used the B1 Preliminary Cambridge pre-test and post-tests. The experiment was conducted on a sample of 16 students from the fourth semester of the PINE major. In the first session of the treatment, the researcher administered a pre-test to gain information on students' listening and reading comprehension. The application of the research work consisted of 6 sessions of using EFL games in the classroom and the researcher included readings, activities and games to improve students' reading and listening skills depending on their English level. Furthermore, the researcher administered a post-test to collect data measuring the students' listening and reading comprehension after treatment. Results obtained from the pre-test and post-test showed that using her EFL game in the classroom had a positive impact on students' listening and reading comprehension. Overall, students improved from an initial average of 12.50 to a final average of 15.68. Finally, the researcher concluded that EFL Games helped students to improve their listening and reading comprehension.