An Investigation into the Impact of Games on Children's Language Acquisition and an Introduction of a New Game that Helps Develop Language Learning in Children

The main objective of this research-based study will be delving into children’s language acquisition through games and fun activities. This study also addressed the issue that whether young learners who are trained via games have similar qualifications with those who have not particularly in five selected factors including motivation and interest, word knowledge, self-esteem, curiosity, and pronunciation. To this aim, the data were gathered through close observations on two intact classes from a bilingual nursery school, each containing ۱۰ children aged between ۲ to ۵. Content analysis technique was used to analyze the data. This study also introduces a new game model which can be widely used at home, schools, and language institutes. The game is an interactive, educational one that can be used in line with game-based language learning. Results illustrate statistically remarkable differences in five chosen variables including motivation and interest, word knowledge, self-esteem, curiosity, and pronunciation. The finding has also implications for the vital importance of games and fun activities on young learners’ foreign language learning.