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Word and video games for ESL

Posted by dmlagrone on November 12, 2008




I so enjoy receiving daily email notice from Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day blog. My personal goal is to visit at least one of his recommendations. Today I explored (pun intended) his link to The Discovery Channel game Life or Death: In the Jungle.

I had a great time, and a respite from grading, as I explored the jungle. I do have to say that I died several times, much to my dismay, but as I did so I noticed how much the repetition of the text helped solidify the language. ELLs would definitely benefit from the experience with language and the repetition of text.

There are 2 other “Life or Death” games in the series: Snow Survival, and Lost at Sea.

The only disadvantage I see is that these end so quickly. While these are much like the “Choose your Own Adventure” series that my children grew up loving, the length and number of options in these games limit the number of times that anyone would want to play. I still think that these are a very good option for ESL students!

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One Response to “Word and video games for ESL”

  1.   Larry Ferlazzo Says:
    November 12th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    I’m glad you find the resources useful!

    Larry

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