浅析游戏教学法在对外汉语教学中的重要性

On the Importance of Game-teaching Method in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

游戏教学法是指运用游戏作为辅助手段来促进教学过程,提高教学成效的方法。在笔者的对外汉语教学实践中,游戏教学发挥了举足轻重的作用。笔者试从语言教学的规律、游戏的趣味性和娱乐性、在美国课堂上的可操作性、学生对中国文化的体验等方面来分析游戏教学法在对外汉语教学中(尤其是不在中国本土进行的汉语教学中)发挥的重要作用。

Game-teaching method refers to the use of games as an important aid to promote the teaching process and enhance the teaching effectiveness. In the author’s practice of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, game-teaching method plays an essential role. The author tries to analyze the important role of game-teaching method in teaching Chinese as a foreign language(especially not in China) from the following aspects: two important rules of language teaching, the fun and amusement provided by games, the feasibility of game-teaching method in American classroom, and students’ experience of Chinese culture.