Supporting Motivation and Courage to Use Foreign Languages Using Games and Plays in Classroom

In secondary school, teaching can easily be textbook-oriented and teacher-led, and students may be less motivated than in primary school. So how can we support a child's language awareness and boost the courage to use foreign languages using games and plays in the classroom? With the help of iBuild IT Erasmus+ project we have been able to increase cooperation between primary and secondary school teachers and we are looking at how to maintain and boost students’ enthusiasm, motivation and courage across the transition from primary to secondary school. For this workshop, we have a collection of self-tested and proven games that support language learning and other skills we consider important in the Finnish education system. For these games, we have already prepared differentiation models according to both skill and age levels. The workshop is mainly targeted at primary school teachers, but the games prove useful also in secondary school through differentiation.