The primary aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of using games in teaching grammar to
young learners from the view points of Turkish EFL teachers who work in primary schools. Games are
important in primary school classrooms because as Vernon (2006, p.1) claims, as young learners play
a game, they “focus on the activity and end up absorbing the language subconsciously.” Similarly,
Gunn and McCallum (2005) express that games are another way to help students learn, review, and
internalize various grammar structures. As the findings of this study show, according to the teachers,
games are an important and necessary part of English language teaching and learning in the context of
primary schools’ English lessons simply because they provide EFL teachers with many instructional
advantages. Games are one of the best ways to direct young learners’ energy into language learning
because young learners like to be physically active; moreover, they are imaginative and creative and
they learn subconsciously. Therefore, teaching young learners requires a special effort and challenge