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Di mana cicak?is a set of logical problem-solving puzzles. Students must place eight geckos in the correct places. The geckos provide clues to their location, using positional and descriptive language.

There are three levels of difficulty with six games at each level. All clues and feedback are presented in complete sentences and accompanied by native-speaker sound. Students receive feedback to support them in solving the puzzles, and find out interesting facts about geckos.

NB: A partner learning object, Teka-teki cicak, forms an excellent follow up to this learning object.It offers students the opportunity to create their own puzzles for other students to solve.

Di mana cicak?and Teka-teki cicak show how language learning can contribute to development of student thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Level of language proficiency:

Suitable for beginning students of Indonesian from Grades 5-8 (middle school). Also for revision for more experienced students.

Presents language of:

  • description (colours, some parts of the body, size)
  • comparison (e.g. longer than, larger than)
  • position (e.g. above, below, between, to the left of).

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