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      Computer games: disaster or hope for learning English?

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      Submitted by Mike Le Prof on 3 February, 2012 - 06:11

      It's hard to deny that computer games are an essential part of our lives.

      They really involve our ss' in the process (and sometimes teachers as well) and it's really hard to resist.

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      Great games for your ESP classes!

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      Submitted by Survival Guide on 17 February, 2011 - 11:21

      When you teach english from the course books it may demotivate your students. Have you ever tought about using computer games in your classes?

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      Computer Gaming

      Submitted by Jo Budden on 12 May, 2010 - 06:50

      Theme: Computer games and their effects on young people
      Lexical area: Computer language

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      Gamers plug in for new-age lessons

      Submitted by nikeditor on 6 August, 2009 - 07:03

      Teachers are being instructed how to play Wiis, Playstations and the Nintendo DS as the Education Department declares digital games "the way of the future". Read more

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      Casual Gaming Console - The Nintendo Wii

      Submitted by nikeditor on 11 May, 2009 - 10:39
      This unique style of game play and other features in-built in the Nintendo Wii open up some interesting possibilities for their use in education. This web page explores some possible uses. Read more
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      Bringing computer games into the classroom

      Submitted by nikeditor on 23 March, 2009 - 09:29
      It's an activity that's increasingly routine to the millions of children and teenagers who are growing up in the internet age. In the following pages you can read about the background to learning with digital games. Read more
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      Much more than a game

      Submitted by nikeditor on 3 January, 2009 - 17:47
      Computer game-playing is now a part of the majority of children’s lives. The Byron report states that sales of games for the under-12 age group represent nearly three quarters of the total UK games market. 87% of 5-16 year-olds have a games console at home*, and the enormous success of the Nintendo Wii has shown that new technologies can reach and hold audiences who never expected to enjoy playing computer games. Read more
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      Can video games encourage reading?

      Submitted by nikeditor on 13 October, 2008 - 13:08
      Defenders of reading are up in arms about the threat to literature that technology supposedly poses, and perhaps for good reason.
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