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1、1On the Appropriate Application of Computer Games to Learning EnglishChapter One IntroductionComputer science has already played a significant role in human beings daily lives. Most of us use computers to work, gain knowledge, and even to entertain ourselves. Meanwhile, more and more enterprises and
2、 companies have recognized the likelihood to make profits from producing new software. As a result, more and more computer games have been invented and their styles have become variously colorful.Computer games are not only a kind of thing for entertaining ourselves, but also a new way to get furthe
3、r study and gain more knowledge. However, computer games are often regarded as “drugs” as nowadays many students or even adults are addicted to computer games. They get lost in the virtual world and cannot pay due attention to the real world. A few of them even break the laws because of lacking of m
4、oney to play in the net bar. Given this, many people, especially parents whose children are attacked by the computer games, hate computer games very much. As a matter of fact, computer games are like a double-edged sword. In other words, if we can spare our time on computer games reasonably and make
5、 full use of the essence of the games when playing them, it is possible that computer games may help us a lot in terms of learning new knowledge. Computer games can be classified into many types. Some are invented to help people relax themselves, and practice mental and physical ability. Others can
6、be regarded as historical or image books, or tools to help students with their school study. For smart players, the question is not whether computer games are evil or not, but whether they are able to figure out the types of computer games they can benefit from. Why should we pay our attention to co
7、mputer games? As computer and internet develop very fast, we have to learn to take advantage of the new science to improve ourselves. In fact, computer games have close relationship with studying, especially English learning. Although traditional ways of reading books and taking exercises are still
8、necessary, computer games now create a new stage for people to increase their 2interests in English learning. Computer games can be historical books, combining pictures and sound with words. Thus, we may imagine us as the main characters of one part of history, and only knowing this part of history
9、well can we win the game at the end. Computer games can also tell us the cultures of different places and ages. With the help of this type of games, we will learn the ancient and modern thoughts of foreigners. Computer games can help us to experience life ahead of time, in the virtual life, we can l
10、earn to live; at the same time, as English learners, we could study a lot of words used in daily lives. Computer games can become a virtual teacher of English learners. A new type of computer games are more and more interactive players talk with computers and have the chance to practice their oral E
11、nglish with computers instead of partners. As a whole, as computer games become more and more popular, and have the tread not just for entertainment, but for helping people in different aspects, we study them and try to separate the good games from the harmful ones.It is exciting to note that as com
12、puter games develop very fast, some people from China and those from foreign countries have already begun to study the positive aspects of computer games. Epand is an expert consultant for computer memory, PC supplies, and computer games. He wrote the article “Learning English from Computer Games” (
13、2008) to show that computer games are a great addition to the childrens learning utilities. He listed some games which really do good to childrens learning process. For example, Plural Girls is a great game for the beginning child to learn the plural forms of words. There are 4 levels to play. The e
14、asiest level is “Fill in the Blank“, then comes “Tough Fill in the Blank“. The harder levels include two games, “Multiple Choice“ and “Tough Multiple Choice“. After finishing a round of each, the game will score the child with a “Clever“ if the child has just answered half of the questions correctly
15、. Another example mentioned by Epand is Grammar Girls, which is based on articles about speech. For the beginners the game has nouns and verbs programs. In this game the computer will give the child a sentence with two words in a bright color. One of the words is a noun and the other is a verb. It w
16、ill ask the child to click on the verb. If 3the child picks the right choice, a score will be added to the correct side. With the advanced level of this game the child will have to make a choice from pronouns, nouns, verbs, conjunctions, adjectives and adverbs. There is another research about computer games broadcasted by BBC. Researchers found that games had significant educational value and suggested that games should be put into school curriculum. This UK study concluded that simulation
