... of as a game, anxiety levels were low and all were motivated to participate It is in a well-known fact that a learning situation that has a “low affective filter” (Krashen, 1987) reduces anxiety ... interest in reading When reading becomes a game it takes away the monotony that they appear to associate with the act of engaging with the printed page Instead the game aspect comes to the foreground ... he is playing a game (of course some smart ones realize what is actually happening!) and the teacher succeeds in getting him to read without his getting bored As the students start reading more...