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This paper consist of systematic review on published past related studies on the use of language games in enhancing students’ speaking skills from the year 2010 to 2019. The main objective of this systematic review is to present synthetic evidence found in past related studies on influence of language games in improving English as Second Language learners’ speaking skills to researcher and reading educators so that the further implementation and development research in this area can be conducted. This systematic study attempt to find answer for two questions research i.e how effective is language games in improving students’ speaking skills and what are the students’ experience when playing the game. The results of these study illustrates the importance and positive impact of language games in enhancing students speaking skills. Recommendations and limitations are further discussed.
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