TRADITIONAL GAMES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS OF BARIA-VUNGTAU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

TRADITIONAL GAMES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS OF BARIA-VUNGTAU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Tran Thi Thanh Tu tranthanhtusp@gmail.com Ba Ria - Vung Tau College of Education 689 Cach Mang Thang 8, Ba Ria city, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, Vietnam
Summary: 
The article introduces the incorporation of traditional games into vocabulary activities during extracurricular hours with a view to helping students learn and enhance their vocabulary through the friendly, intimate and natural environment generated, thereby laying the foundation for improving the students’ language skills.
Keywords: 
Traditional games
extracurricular activities
vocabulary
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