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This study aimed at examining the level of applying computerized learning games in teaching among various schools in Karak metropolis. The study further evaluates the challenges encountered by teachers and the obstacles faced by students in learning English language. To collect the required data for the study, two survey questionnaires were used among the selected teachers. The targeted respondents consist of 82 male and female teachers of English language who teach students at third grade in various schools within the Karak metropolis. Results showed that the level of employing English teachers for computerized learning games in teaching of English for the third grade among various schools of Karak was to a medium degree, while the obstacles faced by students in learning English from the teacher’s point of view was at a high degree. Further results showed that, the attitudes of teachers toward the use of computerized learning games in learning English were high. In view of these findings, there is need to recognize the significance and encourage the application of computerized learning games in the teaching of English language to students at the basic stage.
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To Cite this Article: Khatatneh, N. A. K., & The, K. S. M. (2018). Application of Computerized Learning Games in Teaching at Karak Schools: Challenges Encountered when Teaching English Language. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 7(3), 424–440.
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