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[Steppenwolf]

University students asking a teacher to "play games" - a bit lazy, these bums, aren't they?

I would oblige provided they would cooperate in order to derive maximum benefits from class. How about some competitive contest in which participants - possibly teams of two or three - have to do an orienteering race across the campus, picking their way from one post to another and answering questions as they go along?

You could stage a "History course" or a "Geography test". Or you could have them spend a predetermined amount of money - say RMB 10'000 - on household goods they have to select at different locations (representing different departments of a department store)?

[Shan-Shan]

[clarrie]

But whatever you do, don't call them games! Call them fun learning activities, whatever, but never let the "games" word pass your lips because inevitably somone, at some stage, will say, 'We ALWAYS play GAMES in his/her class! He's not a real teacher!'

"Games", or the mention of the word will always come back to bite you on the bum in China!

[jammish]

What's wrong with Uni level students playing games? Even when I did my CELTA course, we were expected to include games etc as part of the Teaching Practice lessons, which included learners as old as 70 or so!

[km618]

ok thanks for the replies. i'll give some of these a try. i thought it was kind of childish at first but as long as they're interested and speaking english i really don't care.

[james s]

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