{"id":14603,"date":"2026-03-25T13:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/learning-languages-through-play-why-play-is-key-in-the-language-classroom\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:14:16","slug":"learning-languages-through-play-why-play-is-key-in-the-language-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/en\/learning-languages-through-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning languages through play: why play is key in the language classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14603\" class=\"elementor elementor-14603 elementor-14428\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7ec2d7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7ec2d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df12a47\" data-id=\"df12a47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f046a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f046a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/open-campus\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2269\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/OPENCAMPUS_PASTILLA@4x.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/OPENCAMPUS_PASTILLA@4x.webp 2269w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/OPENCAMPUS_PASTILLA@4x-300x97.webp 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/OPENCAMPUS_PASTILLA@4x-1024x331.webp 1024w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/OPENCAMPUS_PASTILLA@4x-768x248.webp 768w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/OPENCAMPUS_PASTILLA@4x-1536x497.webp 1536w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/OPENCAMPUS_PASTILLA@4x-2048x663.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2269px) 100vw, 2269px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-015ff71\" data-id=\"015ff71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36a59b uael-heading-align-right uael-mobile-heading-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"d36a59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >OPEN CAMPUS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">ST. GABRIEL'S BLOG<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e325a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d3e325a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7ee8b3\" data-id=\"f7ee8b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34e4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"c34e4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >MEETHODOLOGY<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--xl\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Learning languages through play: why play is key in the language classroom<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ed9406 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ed9406\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec3b00c\" data-id=\"ec3b00c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375ad6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"375ad6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover why <strong>learning languages through play<\/strong> is key to language acquisition. Learn about practical strategies and methodologies for the language classroom.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91165e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b91165e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Laura Dom\u00ednguez<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dabe7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dabe7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Translated by Morgan Campbell<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e5cc84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e5cc84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2db4cfc\" data-id=\"2db4cfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fabcbe elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3fabcbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fd2f41c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-tag-01\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/en\/tag\/english\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">english<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/en\/tag\/methodology\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Methodology<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f44c275 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f44c275\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce9b2d2\" data-id=\"ce9b2d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88aa47e\" data-id=\"88aa47e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f791b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f791b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the context of foreign language teaching, play cannot merely be understood as a secondary or motivational element. On the contrary, it forms a key means for language acquisition, especially at an early age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In St. Gabriel\u2019s classrooms, play is integrated as a structural part of the learning process, allowing students to build meaning through experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0cc4ba\" data-id=\"b0cc4ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41699b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41699b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdd0105\" data-id=\"cdd0105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c606e2\" data-id=\"0c606e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae17419 uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"ae17419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">A real-life classroom situation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0663339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0663339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alicia is five years old. During the lesson, she has participated in songs and guided activities using flashcards. She appears engaged and motivated. Now comes a key moment: the opportunity for free play.<\/span><br><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alicia sits on the floor and begins to use the cards. She doesn&#8217;t follow any apparent order. She pauses, observes, and tries to recall words. Shortly after, a classmate approaches her. Spontaneously, they both begin to construct a story, helping each other to remember vocabulary and correcting one another.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b8f512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b8f512\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71fe18e\" data-id=\"71fe18e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247d679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"247d679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of interaction, seemingly informal, activates complex linguistic processes: lexical retrieval, negotiation of meaning, oral production, and self-regulation.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b68a6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b68a6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f730087\" data-id=\"f730087\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e292593\" data-id=\"e292593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee79fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"ee79fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">What do we mean by play?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom a pedagogical perspective, play presents a series of characteristics that differentiate it from other activities:\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c703d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-feature-list\" data-id=\"c703d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"-icon-position-left -tablet-icon-position-left -mobile-icon-position-left\">\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"eael-feature-list-c703d29\" class=\"eael-feature-list-items circle stacked  eael-feature-list-vertical\" data-layout-tablet=\"vertical\" data-layout-mobile=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0404e30\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-0\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-star-face\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">It arises from intrinsic motivation, unrelated to external rewards.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3d2e179\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-1\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-brain-02\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">It involves active participation at a cognitive and physical level.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-efd3bac\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-2\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-flash\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">It is voluntary and flexible in its development.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-2156bb9\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-3\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-vision\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">It enables the reinterpretation of reality and the construction of personal meanings.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-909d3b3\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-4\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-happy\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">It creates a positive emotional context that favours learning.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24485d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f24485d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When these conditions are met, play becomes an optimal environment for language acquisition.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eab8b5\" data-id=\"7eab8b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90dcb6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90dcb6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1c2db2\" data-id=\"b1c2db2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed9ea2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed9ea2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ed7a6a\" data-id=\"8ed7a6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffff0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"1ffff0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Play as the context for acquisition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tVarious methodological approaches agree that meaningful learning occurs when students can relate new content to prior experiences within relevant contexts.\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3709d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3709d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this sense, the game facilitates:<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f4583b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f4583b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de3892a\" data-id=\"de3892a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1782667 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1782667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open Campus\/red-neuronal-artificial.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/red-neuronal-artificial.png 512w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/red-neuronal-artificial-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/red-neuronal-artificial-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The connection between prior knowledge and new linguistic input.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34b4407\" data-id=\"34b4407\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc6844e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"dc6844e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open Campus\/hablando.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/hablando.png 512w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/hablando-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/hablando-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The spontaneous use of language in real communicative situations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a30ed85\" data-id=\"a30ed85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4308d28 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4308d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open Campus\/motivacion.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14490\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/motivacion.png 512w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/motivacion-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/motivacion-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The lowering of the affective filter, reducing the fear of making a mistake.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d553fe\" data-id=\"1d553fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a309dc elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9a309dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open Campus\/diplomatico.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/diplomatico.png 512w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/diplomatico-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/diplomatico-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The progressive development of fluency.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4ad28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba4ad28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of the teacher, therefore, shifts: it ceases to focus exclusively on the transmission of content to become a designer of contexts and an observer of the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd5906f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd5906f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d06bf8\" data-id=\"6d06bf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76aa98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"e76aa98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Strategies in order to integrate play into the classroom<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tThe following are some proposals applicable to the language classroom:\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed3039e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed3039e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da1efa2\" data-id=\"da1efa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9186215 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9186215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-PROVOCACION-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-PROVOCACION-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-PROVOCACION-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-PROVOCACION-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-PROVOCACION-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-PROVOCACION.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Provocation<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">This involves providing students with materials related to the content that is being studied, encouraging them to freely explore and use the material. The teacher intervenes only when necessary, reinforcing language use.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d637159 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d637159\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f37e55\" data-id=\"2f37e55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b05a3b elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3b05a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-GAMIFICACION-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14511\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-GAMIFICACION-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-GAMIFICACION-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-GAMIFICACION-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-GAMIFICACION-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-GAMIFICACION.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gamification<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dynamics are proposed with objectives and challenges that require the use of language in order to progress, encouraging cooperation and the practical application of knowledge.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a478fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a478fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60458a9\" data-id=\"60458a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb733a6 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fb733a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-SCAPE-ROOM-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-SCAPE-ROOM-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-SCAPE-ROOM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-SCAPE-ROOM-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-SCAPE-ROOM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-SCAPE-ROOM.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Escape Room<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Students must solve a series of linguistic tests to achieve a specific goal, working under pressure and in a team.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-521d0be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"521d0be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c6dbf2\" data-id=\"6c6dbf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e85bf6 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4e85bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-ROLE-PLAY-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-ROLE-PLAY-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-ROLE-PLAY-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-ROLE-PLAY-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-ROLE-PLAY-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open%20Campus\/APRENDER-IDIOMAS-JUGANDO-ROLE-PLAY.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Role-play<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Simulated situations are created in which students adopt different roles, using language in meaningful contexts.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e20c44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e20c44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd8f67d\" data-id=\"bd8f67d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-088b3f2\" data-id=\"088b3f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78361da uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"78361da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">A practical example<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a869b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a869b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a Year 1 (Primary School)\u00a0 lesson focused on superheroes,\u00a0 ability verbs and the modal \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can,\u2019 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the activity <\/span><b>\u201cThe Hero\u2019s Trunk\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is proposed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The classroom is transformed into a symbolic space where students find capes, masks, and cards with actions (run, fly, swim). Through exploration, the teacher introduces language in meaningful contexts:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCan you fly?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou can run fast!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before formal instructions, students have already begun to understand and use linguistic structures.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-989b1b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"989b1b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-807b7ab\" data-id=\"807b7ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b6788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b6788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporating games into the classroom does not mean abandoning pedagogical rigour. On the contrary, it requires <strong>thoughtful planning and a deep understanding of learning processes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1683e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1683e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Gabriel\u2019s always uses methodologies in which play allows for the creation of environments where learning occurs naturally, meaningfully, and progressively. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this sense, the teacher\u2019s challenge does not lie solely within teaching content, but in <strong>designing experiences<\/strong> that favour its acquisition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning Spanish in Seville or English in Seville, a great experience for everyone.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7f07fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7f07fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-695c3f3\" data-id=\"695c3f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da89b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da89b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6a46b elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"1d6a46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gabrielle\/laura-dominguez-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Laura Dom\u00ednguez Pab\u00f3n\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaura Dom\u00ednguez Pab\u00f3n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A nursery school teacher and PhD candidate in Education. She specialises in language teaching and the use of play in the classroom, having completed the Erasmus Mundus Master\u2019s programme: Play, Education, Toys & Languages. A lover of literature, she is the author of the short story *\u00bfQu\u00e9 significan las miradas?*, published by BABIDI-B\u00da. She currently teaches in the English department at St Gabriel\u2019s International. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4172e elementor-shape-circle elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"8d4172e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-huge-linkedin-01 elementor-repeater-item-308d364\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/laura-dominguez-pab%C3%B3n-b23aa92a3?trk=contact-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Huge-linkedin-01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-linkedin-01\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2508ec2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2508ec2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-046d2ad\" data-id=\"046d2ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb3886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cb3886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Translated by<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159f702 elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"159f702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabriel.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20251204-WA0008-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Morgan Campell\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorgan Campell\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biograf\u00eda<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5931a0a elementor-shape-circle elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"5931a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-huge-linkedin-01 elementor-repeater-item-308d364\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/martina-caveda-pirro-a70110206?originalSubdomain=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Huge-linkedin-01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-linkedin-01\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover why learning languages through play is key to language acquisition. 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