Games Make German Stick - The Science Behind Playful Learning

About this episode

Nadine explores the effectiveness of play-based learning in language acquisition for children.

Why do children remember German words from a game, but forget them after a worksheet? In this episode of Deutschling, certified German teacher and homeschooling parent Nadine explores why play-based learning is so powerful when it comes to language acquisition - and how games help children learn German faster, with more confidence and motivation. Drawing from real classroom experiences and her own language-learning journey, Nadine explains how games reduce anxiety, activate memory, and create...

People in this episode

Host: Nadine Jochims

Topics covered

• play-based learning
• language acquisition
• German language
• children's education
• memory activation

Keywords

• German words
• games
• learning
• confidence
• motivation
• anxiety reduction
• memory