DIGITAL GAMES WITH JCLIC TO IMPROVE ENGLISH BASIC VOCABULARY

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“INTERACTIVE DIGITAL GAMES WITH JCLIC SOFWARE TO IMPROVE THE ENGLISH BASIC VOCABULARY SKILL TO STUDENTS OF EIGHTH GRADE

The participation of students during the vocabulary instruction using digital games was assessed permanently. The researcher designed and applied a rubric in order to provide a clearer idea of the parameters that were taking into account during students’ vocabulary practice. The rubric is detailed below:

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES SECTION

In this part of the Digital Games students will watch, listen and write the correct answer according to the each vocabulary test. After that, they have to verify their scores below the page making a click on the JClic icon.

Recognizing animals

OBJECTIVE: listen and write the correct animal´s name

Recognizing fruits and vegetables

OBJECTIVE: listen and write the correct vegetables´ name

Recognizing classroom objects

OBJECTIVE: listen and write the correct classroom object´s name

Recognizing occupations

OBJECTIVE: listen and write the correct occupation´s name

GAMES

LET´S PLAY SECTION

In this part of the software, students have the opportunity to find different activities that can be used in the practice of new vocabulary. Students just have to click on the ‘Let’s play’ icon and choose the digital game to start working on. Immediately, it will appear some games, such as; association activities, memory games, crosswords, letters, puzzles, information screens, identification activities, filling holes, complete text, identify items, sort items, and written response that they can choose.

Some examples of activities from this section are showen below:

Fruit crossword