English vocabulary flash games

http://englishvocabularylists.blogspot.com/

Area : Vocabulary
Rate : ★★★★★
Target : Young kids and middle school students





This web is on blogspot. And it is well made and well organized.

Here will you find many English word lists for learning vocabulary with pictures and sound. And also there are many games that are good for memorizing and confirming the words that learners learned from the lists.

These are lists of some topics which provide interesting pictures and sounds.

And also there are many funny game that can grab students' interests.

This relationship between word lists and games are perfectly effective for your students' learning. And the moving flash can motivate their efforts more but I think it could be possible to print out it and use it offline classroom.

And also the arrangement by topics are very simple and meaningful. Try it and let your learners get some fun.


1)Learner fit
The vocabulary words definately fit the learners in terms of the topics that are covered. And the levels of the vocabulary are very various-beginner, intermediate and advanced-, so you can control it. And the students can see the need for learning the vocabulary words with pictures and sounds. And the words are chosen to match the students' levels of language. Actually this web can control the level of the quiz and vocabulary. And also topics of the vocabulary.
2)Explicit vocabulary teaching
The activities provide explicit instruction to teach vocabulary. And also the pictures and sounds may help the learners' understanding effectively.
3)Interaction with the computer
The activities provide opportunities for interaction with the computer in a way that focuses students' attention on unfamiliar vocabulary. The pictures and sounds will do. So the computer can provide students with help understanding the vocabulary that they do not know.
4)Interaction with other learners
The activities can't guide learners to work with classmates and contribute to online discussions. It is for one person. But if you want to plan for pair activities, you can do it.
5)Two types of evaluation
It provide feedback to learners about their responses and evaluation of learning outcomes through quizzes that give learners information about their performance. But there is not scores but the learners can know where they are wrong.
6)Strategy development
The activities promote good vocabulary learning strategies but not reading strategies. And it provides guidance for students to develop strategies that will help them continue to learn vocabulary on the Internet. They keep using this web for vocabulary learning.

How to use?

I recommend you to use it in-class. It is large enough to see and makes your class more fun and meaningful. Enjoy the games with your students. Or print out them and give them to your students. Make your students find the correct answers, try their answers on the Internet. If the student get all correct answers, give him or her good compensation. For these games, your students will learn vocabulary that you choose more exciting and interesting. So they don't have to learn vocabulary no more!

Digdic

http://www.digdic.com/

Area : Vocabulary
Rate : ★★★★
Target : All the students



Digdig offers many things. You can study English regulary with it.
But it is not free. If you want to use it, you should pay 5000won a month.

The three elements which are study, confirm and game support their web.
And your students can study their goal and they can confirm what they learn and repeat it.

So there are many menus for it.
By those, they can choose their goal, and many type of study and vocabulary can be choosable. And also games comparing others in this web offer your students fun!







They are usually for vocabulary.
And there are voca sets for many levels even for 3rd years students in high school.
So everyone who want to study English can use it effectively.

Boring memorizing vocabulary becomes fun and exciting!
Studying with game offers you many useful vocabulary in short time.

You can also use it by your mobile.
Isn't it interesting?

1)Learner fit
The vocabulary words fit the learners in terms of the topics that are covered. And the levels of the vocabulary are very various, so you can do what you have to do. And the students can see the need for learning the vocabulary words. ANd the words are chosen to match the students' levels of language. Actually this web is very good for learner fit.
2)Explicit vocabulary teaching
The activities provide explicit instruction to teach vocabulary. It is simple and easy to learn.
3)Interaction with the computer
The activities provide opportunities for interaction with the computer in a way that focuses students' attention on unfamiliar voca. And the computer can provide students with help understanding the voca that they do not know.
4)Interaction with other learners
The activities guide learners to work with online friends and contribute to online discussions. And other collaborative activities can be possible.
5)Two types of evaluation
It provide feedback to learners about their responses and also evaluation of learning outcomes throughquizzes that give learners information aobut their performance.
6)Strategy development
The activities promote good vocabulary learning strategies and reading strategies can be possible. And it provides guidance for students to develop strategies that will help them continue to learn voca on the Internet.

How to use?
I recomment you just to use it complement material out-of-class.
Just introducing this webs can be effective to your students' vocabulary ability.
They can do their own. There's no need to teach them partly.
If you think it is not enough, just check your students achivement in this web site.
After your class, or after many years ago, students can use this web site as learning materials.

Smarty Ants

http://www.smartyants.co.kr/front/main/default.aspx

Area : vocabulary and reading
Rate : ★★★★
Target : Young kids

It's the online English learning program based on 3D contents for young kids who want to study vocabulary and reading. It's American early English learning program based on the study of Stanford university. And children in U.S.A and Korea both use it so it is global English learning program. And also it offer various levels and they can study on their own. And also it is easy and fun! So they can read, listen and sing in English and their vocabulary ability will also be develped.

But it requires high quality of your computer, so some computers can't access this game. And also it is not free after 3 months. Anyway it is 3D so your students will very focuse on the game. It seems interesting also to adults.



There is a movie for it. Let's watch it and think about how your students like it!

1) Learner fit : The words fit the learners in terms of the topics that are coverd. And the learners can see the need for learning the vocabulary words and the words are chosen to match the learners' levels of language.

2)Explicit vocabulary teaching : It offers explicit and interesting instructionto teach voacabulary.

3)Interaction with the computer : It provides opportunities for interaction with the computer in a way that focuses students' attention on unfamiliar vocabulary. The computer provides learners with help understanding the vocabulary that they do not know.

4)Interaction with other learners : This web guide learners to work with friends online and contribute to online discussions. And there are many creative collaborative activities based on the vocabulary.

5)Two types of evaluation : The activities provide feedback to learners about their responses effectively. And it provide evaluation of learning outcomes through quizzes that give learners information about their performance.

6)Strategy development : IT promote good vocabulary learning strategies and good reading strategies. Also it provides guidance for students to develope strategies that will help them continue to learn vocabulary on the Internet.

How to use?

It is pretty and cute. So though you don't nag them to play this game, they will play this games. Just hold English game contest by this game. Your students will do their best to prepare the contest. Because it is complicated, you have to introduce this game in your class. But after then, set them free. They do well their out-of-class activities.

English Club

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/vocabulary/index.htm

Area : Vocabulary
Rate : ★★
Target : Middle and High school students.


English club is an interesting website.





You can play crossword games and cloze games.

A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer words and phrases are placed in the grid from left to right and from top to bottom. The shaded squares are used to separate the words or phrases.

Squares in which answers begin are usually numbered. The clues are then referred to by these numbers and a direction, for example, "4-Across" or "20-Down". At the end of the clue the total number of letters is sometimes given, depending on the style of puzzle and country of publication. Some crosswords will also indicate the number of words in a given answer, should there be more than one.

A cloze test (also cloze deletion test) is an exercise, test, or assessment consisting of a portion of text with certain words removed (cloze text), where the participant is asked to replace the missing words. Cloze tests require the ability to understand context and vocabulary in order to identify the correct words or type of words that belong in the deleted passages of a text. This exercise is commonly administered for the assessment of native and second language learning and instruction.










In this case, here is the hangman game.




The word to guess is represented by a row of dashes, giving the number of letters and category of the word. If the guessing player suggests a letter which occurs in the word, the other player writes it in all its correct positions. If the suggested letter does not occur in the word, the other player draws one element of the hangman diagram as a tally mark. The game is over when:


The other player completes the diagram:
This diagram is, in fact, designed to look like a hanging man. Although debates have arisen about the questionable taste of this picture,[2] it is still in use today. A common alternative for teachers is to draw an apple tree with ten apples, erasing or crossing out the apples as the guesses are used up.

The exact nature of the diagram differs; some players draw the gallows before play and draw parts of the man's body (traditionally the head, then the torso, then the arms & legs one by one). Some players begin with no diagram at all, and drawing the individual elements of the gallows as part of the game, effectively giving the guessing players more chances. The amount of detail on the man can also vary, affecting the number of chances. Many players include a face on the head, either all at once or one feature at a time.

Some modifications to game play to increase difficulty level are sometimes facilitated, such as limiting guesses on high-frequency consonants and vowels. Another alternative is to give the definition of the word. This can be used to facilitate the learning of a foreign language.

"The origins of Hangman are obscure, but it seems to have arisen in Victorian times," says Tony Augarde, author of "The Oxford Guide to Word Games" (Oxford University Press). The game is mentioned in Alice Bertha Gomme's "Traditional Games" in 1894 under the name "Birds, Beasts and Fishes." The rules are simple; a player writes down the first and last letters of a word for an animal, and the other player guesses the letters in between. In other sources[where?] the game is called "Gallows", "The Game of Hangin'", or "Hanger". Hangman has featured in the 1978 Speak & Spell video game system under the name "Mystery Word" and is sometimes played today as a forum game.


But quizes in here are not explicit so students can have many problems to solve the quizes.
And its plain designs can't grab young kids' attentions.


1)Learner fit
The vocabulary words can be controlled to fit the learners in terms of the topics that are coverd. And the students can see the need for learninf the vocabulary words well. Also vocabulary words are chosen to match the students' levels of language.
2)Explicit vocabulary teaching
The activities don't provide explicit instruction to teach vocabulary.
3)Interaction with the computer
The activities provide opportunities for interaction with the computer in a way that focuses students' attention on unfamiliar vocabulary. And the computer provide students with help understanding the vocabulary that they do not know.
4)Interaction with other learners
The activities can guide learners to work with classmates and but not to contribute to online discussions. I think other collaborative activities we could develop that are based on the vocabulary.
5)Two types of evaluation
It can't provide details of feedback but they are quizzes themselves, also reactions are immediately appeared.
6)Strategy development
When the learners want to know vocabulary of other topic, they can use it again. So it promote good vocabulary learning strategy. But it is not close to reading strategies.

How to use?
This classic and nice games will help you to teach your learners. Well, there is a saying " The simple is the best"! You can print them out and share with your students. Let them decode the puzzles. All play hang man together in-class. It will improve your students' vocabulary skills.

Nut Hunt

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/nut-hunt

Area : Vocabulary
Rate : ★★★★★
Target : Young kids

This game is a great way of learning autumn language and finding out about some of the changes that the creatures of the countryside experience during the course of the year.

Once you’ve finished playing the game, you can add some comments on what autumn is like in Korea and what you can collect in the countryside at this time of year before making an autumn box containing things you might find in your area in October and November.

Children can then search the internet for other autumn words and build up a picture dictionary or perhaps write a diary of some of the things they do in the autumn months.

Happy hunting!


1)Learner fit :
The vocabulary words fit the learners in terms of the topic ; autumn. And the students can see the need for learning the vocabulary words during the game to win. And the vocabulary words are chosen to match the students' levels of language. The level of the words are consistent.
2)Explicit vocabulary teaching :
The activities doesn't offer showing words previously.
3)Interaction with the computer :
The activities provide opportunity for interaction with the computer by a game that focuses students' attention on unfamiliar vocabulary. And the computer provide students with help understanding the vocabulary that they do not know by using games.
4)Interaction with other learners :
This game is for one user. But you can plan the activities for pairs or more. So the collaborative activities are available by your plans for it. And it could be helpful for developing their vocabulary abilities.
5)Two types of evaluation :
The activities provide feedback to learners about their responses immediately. And itself is the quizzes.
6)Strategy development :
They can use this game for other vocabularies offline by using flash cards. So this web can offer how to play flash cards game. Then we can say it is useful for strategy development.


How to use?

Refer the instruction above. I recommend you to do it in-class.

Word shake

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/wordshake

Area : Vocabulary
Rate : ★★★★
Target : Middle school students




Wordshake is a great game that can be played with all friends. It’s a very simple concept. Sixteen letters are chosen randomly and the player has to try and make as many words as possible in three minutes.

To make a word, a player simply has to click on each square in the correct order, and press submit.

Short words are worth one point, but if you can make a longer word you score more.


Children love puzzles, and the fact that this one has a time limit adds to the fun. What I like about this game is that it can involve more than one person. You can play it with your students, or against your students. Each day you could try and see who gets the highest score or the most words.

The fact that the letters are chosen randomly means that every combination will be different, so there is always a new challenge.

Wordshake is also a good way of seeing how many words your child knows, and how well they are able to spell, without making it feel like you’re testing them.

Give it a try, but be careful. It can be very addictive!


1) Learner fit :
Vocabulary words don't fit the learners. But students can see the need for learning the vocabulary words during the game. However vocabulary words can't be controled for learner's level.
2) Explicit vocabulary teaching :
Actually this game is not for learning new. But the aim of the game is clear and explicit.
3) Interaction with the computer :
Of course, the activity provide opportunities for interaction with the computer in a way that focuses students' attention on unfamiliar vocabulary. But the computer doesn't provide students with helping understanding the vocabulary that they do not know.
4) Interaction with other learners :
The activities guide learners to work with classmates and contribute to online discussions based on vocabulary. They can do it together or compete with each other.
5) Two types of evaluation :
The game itself is quizzes. So the computer will provide feedback to learners about their responses.
6) Strategy development :
The activities promote a good vocabulary learning strategy, "confirming by games". But it can't promote good reading strategy. But it will help learners continue to learn vocabulary on the Internet.

How to use?
It will be gorgeous as in class activity. You and your students can play it together! How about competing with other students? Open the competition by word shake! Let them study words natually. If you give them good feedbacks, their vocabulary ability will grow and grow!

Free rice

http://www.freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1949

Area : Vocabulary
Rate : ★★★★
Target : All the students

It's a very kind vocabulary website.



For each answer you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger.

We can study vocabulary happily and we can help end hunger.

It is "killing two birds with one stone"!




Teach your students not only vocabulary but also love and help.



1)Learner fit :
We can't control it.
2)Explicit vocabulary teaching :
Its way to play is simple and easy enough.
3)Interaction with the computer :
The computer can offer immediately feedbacks.
4)Interaction with other learners :
There is not interaction with other learners.
5)Two types of evaluation :
They will offer both feedback and quizzes.
6)Strategy development :
Actually, it is not that much good at learning vocabulary.
But it is good thing to help the world.
That's why I introduce this web site.
Though its level of words is not authentic, but students' motivation can be strong in the authentic pleasure.


How to use?
It is an optional web site. But isn't it nice to teach them both English and warm heart? By using it, you and your students help the poor. So use it in class. Actually it is not a permanant study way. But it is worthy to give a shot. Try it. Let them know and make them do it in class or out of class whenever they want to do.

Uphone game

http://www.shallwetalk.co.kr/english_study_space/havefun_06.asp

Area : Vocabulary
Rate : ★★★
Target : Middle school students

Games are simple and fun!

And it is free!



And it is good for all the area.

You can choose what you want to play.





But sometimes it's too simple.

You can be bored.




And difficulty is not clear.



1)Learner fit : We can't control learner fit in this web site. But it has consistency in learner fit as middle school level.
2)Explicit vocabulary teaching :Its how to play is easy and simple. So it could be explicit to play and learn vocabulary.
3)Interaction with the computer : Interaction with the computer can be occured by games.
4)Interaction with other learners : There is not interaction with other learners.
5)Two types of evaluation :Quizzes with games are available and the computer will response your answers immediately.
6)Strategy development :
Students can learn the way to memorizing vocabulary with the computer games. And of course, the vocabulary they learn is helpful for reading. So they can use this website to attain vocabulary ability by playing games, but only this web site, they will have problems.

How to use?
It is just optional website. Actually it is bad to play as in-class activities. But it is simple and easy to play, you just introduce this website to your students. Playing it will remain as their choice.