Applying HOPSCOTCH as an learning game in English lessons; Speaking skill

 

HOPSCOTCH is based on the popular playground game in which a course is drawn on the pavement with numbers that indicate the course to be hopped

 

It is a creative piece of work that engages students in English learning, as well as to facilitate the acquisition of factual knowledge (English vocabulary) and to improve the attitudes of students towards learning English as a second language. In addition, teachers can set also grammar competency.

 

The results of the game indicated that the students remembered and correctly spelled about the same number of new vocabulary words

Speaking is often taught in routine conditions, simple and single topic, however Hopsctoch can be useful to change routine and create a suitable atmosphere for a better learning of putting learners in small groups and play and speak English in the same time