The use of authentic games in English language teaching

Teaching languages by games is one of the best methods for learning foreign languages. Play is the basic means for processing information, learning new skills and practicing old ones by using schematic knowledge. In this research first and second class junior school learners are taught by adapted childhood games in two experimental and control groups for about a semester. Both groups are observed during the semester and the pre and post test results of learners are compared by t-test. Experiment group learners show better results in English language learning.This study has five chapters. The first chapter aims to present the problem to be discussed through the study. This chapter also includes the aims and the scope of the study. The last part of the chapter gives the methodology and assumptions of the study.The second chapter presents the literature review of the thesis. This chapter provides the theoretical background of the study.The third chapter presents the games and their adapted forms to be used in English Language Teaching.The fourth chapter presents the administration of the adapted games to first and second class junior school learners.The fifth chapter deals with the data analysis and interpretation of the data collected from the adapted games that have been used in English Language Teaching. The data have been given in charts and tables.The sixth chapter represents some suggestions for teachers and students. These suggestions are based on the findings of the study.The last chapter is the conclusion part and gives a summary of the study.