Enseñando gramática a través de juegos para un aprendizaje efectivo del inglés como lengua extranjera
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El inglés es un medio de comunicación entre países alrededor del mundo; como consecuencia, las personas deben aprender la lengua extranjera como una necesidad de tener una segunda lengua para poder comunicarse en dominios tales como gobierno, leyes, salud, los medios y el sistema educativo (Crystal, 2012). Por eso, varias escuelas en México ofrecen clases de inglés a niños, con los maestros, la mayoría de ellos no nativos, haciendo un esfuerzo para planear sus clases cuidadosamente y aplicar estrategias efectivas para desarrollar las cuatro macro habilidades, vocabulario y gramática. Este último elemento puede ser retador puesto que los niños tienden a pensar que las reglas gramaticales son complejas, frustrantes y aburridas. Sin embargo, los juegos pueden ser una herramienta útil en el aprendizaje del inglés, por ser divertidos y motivantes, ayudando a crear un ambiente relajante donde los estudiantes pueden aprender de forma fácil y agradable (Gozcu y Caganaga, 2016). Este estudio pretende confirma a los juegos como una estrategia efectiva para enseñar gramática a niños en un curso sabatino de segundo nivel de inglés en una escuela de idiomas en Tapachula, Chiapas, México. Los resultados demuestran que los juegos son útiles y versátiles, pudiendo ser usados en todas las etapas de una lección y los docentes pueden adaptarlos o diseñarlos con base en las necesidades de sus jóvenes aprendices para que puedan mejorar su aprendizaje del inglés.
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