Small Talk Strategies Card Game

This card game was developed to help learners of English develop communicative competence. This game was developed for both practitioners (to deploy strategically in the classroom) as well as learners (to use amongst themselves such as in a self access center).

There are a range of cards that can be included or excluded from the deck based on learner needs. For further reading about the development, playtesting, and deployment of this game, please see:

⚪️   2024 CALICO Poster Presentation: "Game Design Case Study: Development to Deployment" (Vegel, 2024)

⚪️   2024 Ludic Language Pedagogy (LLP) Journal Publication: "Small Talk Strategies Card Game for English Language Learners:  Development and Future Directions" (Vegel & Hill, 2024)

Download the package (cards, card box, and guide) below in either A4 or US Letter sizes.

⚪️   Download Here

If you have questions, data you would like to share from the card game, or any ideas for how to develop the project further (i.e., translating to other languages), contact us (Anton Vegel & Richard Hill).

 ⚪️   Email us: smalltalkcardgame@gmail.com

This project was the result of numerous hours developing and playtesting. If you appreciate this card game, feel free to offer a small donation to support the creators and help develop this project further.