Abstract
Use of magic is attracting increasing attention of people working not only in the field of education but also in many other fields. In this descriptive study, EFL teachers’ opinions about the use of card tricks in teaching English are presented following ‘mixed methods sequential explanatory research design.’ Quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire via Google Forms and analyzed using SPSS version 17. Qualitative data were collected through interviews to explain the result of the quantitative phase. The data were content analyzed and codes and themes were created based on the researcher’s interpretations. Results reveal that these card tricks can best be used either at the beginning or at the end of the lessons, especially with young learners. Though participants believe ‘Magician’ is the most applicable, they attribute special characteristics to each of the card tricks. Pedagogical implications were drawn from the results and discussed in the conclusion.
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