{"id":434,"date":"2015-03-05T01:06:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T01:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/games2teach.uoregon.edu\/?page_id=434"},"modified":"2020-07-24T18:36:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T18:36:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/games2teach.uoregon.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Games2Teach: Where games and language learning meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We believe that games can challenge and motivate learners to use language in meaningful, productive ways. 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