Course code

DTI7907.DT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Keeleõppemängud

Course title in English

Games for Language Learning

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Peadar Charles Callaghan (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

This course will help teachers understand the tradeoffs in the use of learning games in a second language acquisition classroom and how to select the appropriate games and activities for their contexts. Through engaging with different types of learning games they will learn to adapt games for their classrooms that are pedagogically sound while being engaging and interactive for the students.

Brief description of the course

Games as a pedagogical tool in language teaching. Critical review of quiz-based activities and their limitations. Practice games for practicing pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Conceptual transfer games for generating genuine communication: information-gap tasks, discussion games, collaborative puzzles, and role-play scenarios. Game design and adaptation for specific learning outcomes and proficiency levels. Practical considerations: managing mixed-ability groups, online and hybrid settings, learner motivation, and integration into broader course design.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- describes and classifies the different types of language learning games and uses them in the classroom;
- judges the quality of a language learning game;
- designs language learning games and adapts them to the classroom environment.

Teacher

Peadar Charles Callaghan