Essays about: "Language Learning Games"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 80 essays containing the words Language Learning Games.

1. 11. Teachers’ Views of Video Games in the EFL-Classroom : A Study of How Swedish Upper Secondary EFL Teachers View the Use of Video Games in Their Teaching

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Gustav Svan; [2022]
   Keywords : Game-based learning; EFL-classroom; Motivation; Engagement; Sociocultural Theory; Assessment;

   Abstract : This degree project is a study investigating the views Swedish upper secondary English teachers have towards the use of video games as a medium through which to teach. The aim of the study was to gain insight into teachers’ views and what aspects they believed could encourage and/or inhibit the use of video games in the English foreign language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE

3. 12. Video Games' Effect on Language Learning Motivation

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för samhälle, kultur och identitet (SKI); Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Dorothea Richtoff; Gabriel Persson; [2022]
   Keywords : motivation; video games; EFL; language learning; extracurricular; extramural; foreign language acquisition;

   Abstract : While online activity is increasing among young Swedish students, motivation to learn English in school is decreasing (Skolverket, 2011). While many studies confirm the positive effect that leisure gaming can have on language acquisition (Atma, Azmi & Hassan, 2020; Ferdig & Pytash, 2014; Li, 2020; Rudis & Poštić, 2017), how students’ motivation is affected is far less researched. READ MORE

4. 13. Socialization and linguistic confidence development in ESL learners through MMORPGs

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Linda Andersson; Sabirin Hussein Mohamed; [2022]
   Keywords : MMORPS; Socialication skills; linguistic confidence; motivation; gamer interaction; ESL; EFL;

   Abstract : Gaming is an activity that many second language students engage in during their free time, however, games are for more than just playtime. The aim of this literature study is to analyse in what way MMORPGs can have a positive impact on ESL and EFL learners' confidence in using English as well as help develop socialization skills. READ MORE

5. 14. Digital games and collocations : A study of the relationship between L2 learners' gaming habits and knowledge of collocations

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Sebastian Amarius; Oliver Fredriksson; [2021]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; collocations; digital games; extramural English activities; collocation teaching;

   Abstract : Digital games are often considered a pastime activity with little to no real or tangible benefits. This, however, is contrary to studies on the usefulness of digital games in second language (L2) learning. There are several aspects of L2 learning that are affected positively by gaming, as well as other extramural English (EE) activities. READ MORE

6. 15. Digital Games in English Language Learning : A Mixed Method Study of Teachers' and Students' Attitudes to Digital Games and Its Effects in English Language Learning

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Stina Tirén; [2021]
   Keywords : Digital games; digital game-based learning; English language learning; English language teaching; upper-secondary school; attitudes; motivation;

   Abstract : The possible benefits of digital games for English language learning and teaching have received increasing attention in recent years as more research shows that digital games can affect students’ learning and motivation within formal education. A great deal of the integration of digital games in school contexts depends on the attitude of teachers and students. READ MORE