To make it somewhat easier, this game offers feedback to guide the player.

With this in mind, this game shows an image and requires the player to form a correct sentence which matches the meaning shown in the picture.įorming the sentences in the correct way, getting correct forms of verbs etc, can be quite difficult. When a player forms the sentence in the matching context, the language is associated with the meaning and the language acquisition is much more effective. However, it is vastly more useful if the learner can practice forming the sentence while also being presented with an image that elicits the meaning or idea of a guy turning the TV on. If you can get a learner to practice forming this sentence, then it can be useful to re-enforce grammar and also the collocation of 'turning on' with 'TV'. If you take the example of the phrase, 'He is turning on the TV'. I think that language acquisition really needs a context of meaning that the language can be attached to.

It is questionable as to whether a player is really learning much or acquiring language if they are just forming sentences abstractly. Simply forming sentences, which useful in some ways, can be criticized as being dry and lacking in context. They are particularly good for this purpose as they are appealing while also hollow so as to allow the words to be displayed clearly. Bubbles are used to enclose individual words so that they can be combined in different ways. The idea with this game is to have similar game play, except instead of matching jewels, players form English sentences. In that genre, you have a board of gems, candies or other items and you have to match them, make them disappear and in doing so, slowly clear the whole board. This is done by making it similar to a bejeweled type of game. Rather than just click on boxes or words to make sentences, which can get a bit boring, this game tries to make it more engaging. The idea behind this game is to have players practice forming sentences in a fun way. As you make sentences, the bubbles disappear and slowly the board is cleared. To play, you select a set of content to play with, and then make sentences by clicking on word bubbles. It is primarily aimed at ESL (English as a second language) students. This is a game for practicing English sentence formation.

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