Gamification is a significant pedagogical approach employed to facilitate learning not limited in educational setting but also across other domains. This pedagogical approach is a hot topic among academics from various disciplines. Various studies domains including education, social sciences, healthcare, tourism, engineering, translation, nursing, arts and applied arts have ventured into gamification to aid learning. Different analysis measures were employed by the researchers to carry out studies on experimental research using different samples to develop the articles. This study is developed with the aims to review and analyse the existing literature related to gamification adding to the research methodologies, types of data analyses, significant findings and also samples used to collect the data. The taxonomies developed based on the reviews made have been categorised based on challenges, motivations and recommendations extracted from the researchers who want to take gamification to the next level in different areas of studies. The researchers of this study conducted a systematic search on topics related to gamification, approaches used for the data analysis and studied on the types of data employed. Search on five main databases were carried out namely Scopus, EBSCHO, ScienceDirect, Web of Science and Taylors and Francis from 2012 September to January 2020. These databases searched were sufficient and dependable to write on gamification. Articles were carefully selected on the basis the researchers’’ inclusion and exclusion criteria (n = 312). The first percentage of the studies (n=19/312) focused on game elements in relation to the implementation of gamification across different age of the learners. This portion of the studies (n=107/312) discuss on digital badges, digital gamification/digital tool, game like educational apps. The second section of the study describe about game-based learning in relation to gamification that emphasised on pedagogies, teaching skills, teaching beliefs, lesson outcomes, theories, learners, emotional engagement, innovative teaching and environment. The portion of the studies (n=43/213) discuss on serious games specifically game principles, behaviour, collaborative work, video games and accommodation of psychological needs. The fourth portion (n=66/312) is on novel emerging trends in gamification namely flipped classroom, blended learning in gamification, collaborative learning and gamification, mobile learning and gamification, CLIL and gamification, MOOC and problem solving that led to transformative pedagogy. The fifth portion (30/312 is on game based eLearning and the last portion is on motivation (47/312). Technological advancement and rapid development in information and communication technologies has increase researchers’ interest to pursue research in gamification to use it as a meaningful pedagogical tool to sustain students’ learning.

This study reviews literature on using Kahootgame-based learning to motivate second language learners to learn English. In this ultramodern era, learning style is more oriented and given priority according to present growth in the field of Malaysian education. Furthermore, many studies have proven that Kahootgame-based learning had motivated ESL students to participate actively and effectively in learning. This review determines to investigate whether using Kahoot, digital learning has any effect on primary students’ motivation and participation in acquisition of English language. This study will be conducted both quantitatively and qualitatively involving 2 classes of year 5 consist of 60 pupils whose English language proficiency is at intermediate level. The experimental group will be exposed to weekly Kahoot sessions over a time frame, in contrast the control group will be taught with the conservative approach. At the end of the sessions, data will be collected via pre-tests, post-tests, interview along with questionnaires on students’ motivation towards gamified learning which later will be analysed descriptively. The study hopes to provide insights for better implementation of game-based technologies in English language classroom curriculum.

This paper reviews the literature on the use of audio-visual to improve lower proficiency learners’ English Language. Audio-visual aids have been very beneficial to make learning interesting among the English as a second language (ESL) because it facilitates learning. Teachers have to be innovative in their pedagogy approach to make language teaching effective. Today, teachers are no longer dependent on traditional method of teaching instead they have adapted different techniques to teach language. Past studies have reported that teachers opted to use audio-visual because students showed less interest towards English language, students view English language as subject to fulfil the examination requirement, students’ displayed reluctance to speak due to their fear to make mistakes in pronunciation and other. Hence, this paper further analyses the need to investigate the issues that are related on the usage of audio-visual aids to the teaching of English language which needs immediate attention.