TEACHING PREPOSITIONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL THROUGH GAMES: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Abstract
Prepositions are essential for describing spatial, temporal, and logical relationships in language. Teaching these abstract structures to primary school students, however, presents unique challenges. Game-based learning provides an engaging and effective method to help young learners understand prepositions through physical interaction, visual support, and collaborative play. This literature review synthesizes research on the use of games in teaching prepositions, finding that games combining kinesthetic, visual, and social elements enhance comprehension, retention, and enjoyment. The findings suggest that game-based approaches to language teaching are highly beneficial in primary education, offering students meaningful, multisensory learning experiences that lead to better long-term retention of grammatical concepts.
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primary education, grammar instruction, prepositions, game-based learning, language acquisition, cognitive developmentHow to Cite
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