1. Communication Games: Creating opportunities for verbal interaction
Definition
Communication games are activities set up in the classroom to create opportunities & purposes for verbal communication practice. Most of the time the purpose from these activities is to convey information. Some of the game provide practice in the use of a particular language function such as giving directions or asking questions. other games ask students to work together & communicate to solve a problem.

2. Suggested Communication Games
Barrier games:
Two students sit back-to-back. One of them is given a complete set of instructions that must be conveyed verbally to the second one.
Information sharing:
Each student has a part of information to solve a problem , they must share their information to find the solution.

3. Inquiry & elimination:
a group of students work together. One student has a set of information that must be obtained by others through questioning. Then the group decide the solution.
Rank ordering:
a group of students work together to suggest a solution to a problem then reach consensus as to the rank of the usefulness of each solution.

4. Step By Step
Modeling the game: model the way the game is played by involving volunteers to demonstrate the game . Review the rules & display them on the board.
Identify a language need: By choosing a category of communication game.
Organizing the pairs or groups: organize the students in pairs or small group make sure you have a fairly fluent English speaker in each. Give them their task & get them started .

5. Guiding the practice: move around the room providing support & encouragement.
Talking about the experience: after the activity , ask the students to share their experiences & the solution they devised. Make a list of the vocabulary they found helpful & discuss how it was used.

6. Conclusion It can be used in many grade levels & subjects.
Give students the opportunities to practice English communication skills .
Students can practice vocabulary.
It reduces anxiety & the student are more likely to be successful because the situation are explained in advance.

7. I hop you will use this strategy in your classrooms in the future.
Thanks for listening
I hop you will use this strategy in your classrooms in the future.
Presenter:
Rabia Al-Argan