Team Games Tournament Methods (TGT)

As we knew that there are lots of methods to learn english in school. I think the most favorite way in learning english for students is team games tournament methods (TGT). It is the type of cooperative learning which is easy to implement. It is involving the activities of all students without any distinction of status, involving the role of students as peer tutors and contain elements of the games and reinforcement. Learning English with games that are designed in a cooperative learning model allows students to learn TGT is more relax in addition to foster responsibility, cooperation, good competition, and the involvement of learning.
There are 5 main components of TGT, they are :

1. Presentation class
First, teacher delivers the material in class, it is usually done by direct teaching and the discussion is led by teachers. At the time of the presentation of this class, student should pay attention and understand the material which is delivered by teachers, because it will help students work better in group and in the game, as the score of the game will determine the score of the group.

2. Group (team)
The group usually consists of 4 to 5 persons and it is devided based on academic achievement, gender and race or ethnic. The function of the group is to understand the material deeply with friends in the group and specifically to prepare the members of groups to work properly and optimally at the time of the game.

3. Game
Game consists of questions which are designed to test students' knowledge that they got from study groups. Most games consist of questions numbered. Students choose a numbered card and try to answer the questions based on the number. Students who answer that question correctly will get a score.

4. Tournament
Tournament is usually held on weekends or on each unit after doing presentations in class and the groups have done the work sheets. The first tournament, teachers devide students in to multiple table tournaments. Three students of the highest achievement are grouped in table 1, the next three of the students are in table 2, and so on.

5. Team Recognize
Teachers announce the winner, each team will receive a certificate or a gift if the score is based on the criteria which has pointed by teachers. The team will be called a "super team" if the score is 45 or more, "great team" if the score is 40-45 and "good team" if it is 30-40.