ADVANTAGES OF USING GAMES IN TEACHING GRAMMAR TO YOUNG LEARNERS ON THE MATERIAL ON KIDS ENGLISH

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This study examines the benefits of employing games as a pedagogical approach for teaching grammar to young learners within the Kids’ English curriculum. It stresses how important interactive and fun activities are for helping young language learners understand grammar better, stay motivated, and remember what they've learnt. The research used a qualitative methodology grounded in classroom observations and teacher interviews, demonstrating that grammar games substantially enhance the engagement and comprehension of kids aged 6 to 10. The results show that combining games with structured resources like Kids' English creates a lively learning environment that encourages active involvement and keeps kids interested in learning a language. Keywords: Grammar games, young learners, language acquisition, Kids’ English, motivation, EFL teaching. Introduction. It can be hard to teach grammar to young kids, especially when it comes to keeping their attention and interest. Conventional approaches to language training frequently lack engagement and do not address the developmental requirements of children. In the last few years, educators and theorists have pushed for the use of games in language teaching as a good alternative. Games set the stage for meaningful conversation, inspire people to talk to each other, and make learning fun. The Kids' English series, which is part of Uzbekistan's national curriculum, is for elementary school pupils and includes songs, stories, and simple grammar rules. But grammar can still be hard for kids to understand. This essay examines the advantages of integrating games into grammar instruction utilizing Kids' English resources for young learners. The research seeks to ascertain the cognitive, affective, and pedagogical benefits of incorporating grammar games into the EFL classroom. Methods. This study utilized a qualitative research methodology. We got data from watching five primary school English classrooms in Uzbekistan that used Kids' English resources. Teachers were told to use activities like "Grammar Bingo," "Matching Cards," and "Sentence Race" to help their students learn grammar. Also, five English teachers and fifteen pupils (ages 7–9) were interviewed in a semi-structured way. The data collected focused on how students acted, how much they participated, and how well they understood grammatical principles before and 72 THEORETICAL ASPECTS IN THE FORMATION OF PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES International scientific-online conference after game-based training. We also wrote down what teachers said about the mood in the classroom and how well grammar games worked. When you bring the actual world into your classroom and take your class out into the world, grammar becomes fun and interesting. To analyze the composition of the basic sentence, facilitating the comprehension of grammatical learning [3, 12-36]. People are starting to think that learning grammar is just as important as learning a language. There is, however, a lot of dispute over how well different ways of teaching vocabulary work. Also, many people think that learning grammar is a long and boring procedure. Some experts have noticed that students are very excited to practice language through games. Grammar games are not only fun, but they also help students learn without them even realizing it. This is how they become communicative competence as second language users. There are several ways to teach grammar. Teachers all agree that games are terrific ways for kids to learn. However, many experienced writers of textbooks and technique guides have said that games are not simply ways to pass the time; they are also quite educational. We believe that most grammar games encourage students use the language instead of worrying about how to master the right forms [2, 132]. The grammar games should be seen as an important part of the foreign language instruction program, not just an extra. There are a lot of good things about utilizing games to teach language. Playing games can help you relax, which makes it more likely that you will learn something new. Games are a lot of fun and very motivating. They can also provide shy students additional chances to share their thoughts and feelings. They also give students the chance to learn things about the foreign language that they might not be able to learn in a normal class. Games make the typical classroom activities more fun, let students get to know each other, and introduce new ideas. Students recall stuff faster and better when they play games in a fun and relaxed setting. Grammar games are a fantastic approach to practice the language since they show students how they will use it in real life in the future. Grammar games help people learn, have fun, and become fluent. If not for any of these reasons, they should be utilized solely because they help students appreciate the beauty in a foreign language instead of only the faults. This is the major reason to employ games when studying g