Exploiting adventure video games for second language vocabulary recall: a mixed-methods study

Enayat, Mostafa Janebi; Haghighatpasand, Mohsen

doi:10.1080/17501229.2017.1359276

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“…The current study produced consistent results with the previous studies evaluating the integration of serious gaming into language learning environments (e.g., [32]; [20]; [10]; [33], [34]). In addition, the results are in agreement with Boulaknadel and Fakhri's [35] findings indicating that serious gaming provides immersive and contextual language learning.…”

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effect of a serious game on aviation vocabulary acquisition

Dinçer¹

2021

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Having proficiency in the standard aviation phraseology specified by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is of great importance for prospective pilots in communication with air traffic controllers and other pilots. The ambiguity in the standard phraseology could be a disaster for the flight crews. That’s why; serious thought has been given at the policy of improving the precise communication in aviation. However, it remains unclear whether the serious game-based flight simulations can enhance the vocabulary intake of the learners who invest the majority of their time in studying the standard aviation phraseology. There is also a dearth of research pertaining to the association between serious gaming and aviation phraseology. The advancement of the technology has exponentially expanded the digital games and therefore began to be widely used in education. The current study thus sets out to investigate the effect of a serious simulation game X-Plane 11 offering invaluable learning experience on aviation vocabulary acquisition. This investigation takes the form of a quasi-experimental mixed-method research by retrieving convenience sampling (15 subjects in experimental group, 15 subjects in control group). The findings indicated that there had been strong evidence of the positive effects of serious gaming on the learners’ outcome. Following the integration of the serious game, a significant increase with the medium effect size in the experimental group was recorded. This finding was also echoed by the majority of the interviewees who unanimously emphasized that the game was beneficial and motivating for language learning despite the minority challenges triggered by the level of language, hardware, and software types.

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2021

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“…Thus, the benefits from supplementary activities elicited mixed results, but it seems that students have a favorable attitude toward these added materials for their learning and view them as important while playing the game (Ranalli, 2008). In most studies, students have expressed positive perceptions toward video game use for foreign language learning, viewing such games as helpful and an additional motivation, particularly for vocabulary learning (Janebi Enayat & Haghighatpasand, 2019).…”

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Entertainment Video Games for Academic Learning: A Systematic Review

Martinez

Gimenes

Lambert

2022

Journal of Educational Computing Research

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Entertainment video games are very popular among young audiences. Nevertheless, despite their potential to improve cognitive functioning, they are still studied rarely as a tool for digital game-based learning. To better understand video gaming practices’ value in the classroom, this article provides a systematic review of literature on the effect of entertainment video games on academic learning. Our literature search yielded 49 relevant intervention studies published between 2005 and 2019 that integrated entertainment video games into academic curricula from preschool to college. Our review revealed that entertainment video games can be an effective educational tool and are beneficial in almost all academic disciplines, particularly in foreign language and science. However, research on entertainment video gaming’s effects on academic learning is still not extensive enough and remains mostly qualitative. Future studies need to provide a quantitative approach to complete and confirm already-existing literature, particularly in the environmental and social sciences, physical education, and programming. Given entertainment video games’ popularity and benefits on cognition and learning, it seems essential to investigate their practical value further in the education sector and to determine the mechanisms that mediate their effects on academic learning.

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“…Most DGBVL studies focus on receptive rather than productive word knowledge and on short-term rather than long-term retention [36]. Yet, there are some examples of research on both receptive and productive levels [37,38] and on long-term retention [39,40]. Some of these studies delved into the affordances of educational games, also known as serious games [41], highlighting positive effects on learning such as enhanced student motivation and engagement.…”

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The Effect of Multiplayer Video Games on Incidental and Intentional L2 Vocabulary Learning: The Case of Among Us

Calvo-Ferrer

Belda-Medina

2021

MTI

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Vocabulary learning has been traditionally considered central to second language learning. It may take place either intentionally, by means of deliberate attempts to commit factual information to memory, or incidentally, as a consequence of other cognitive processes involving comprehension. Video games, which have been extensively employed in educational contexts to understand lexical development in foreign languages, foster both exposure to and the production of authentic and meaning-focused vocabulary. An empirical study was conducted to explore the effect of playing an online multiplayer social deduction game (i.e., a game in which players attempt to uncover each other’s hidden role) on incidental and intentional second language (L2) vocabulary learning. Secondary school pre-intermediate English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students (n = 54) took a vocabulary pre-test that identified eight unknown words likely to appear in the video game Among Us. Then, students were randomly assigned to different groups of players and to different learning conditions—within each group, half of the players were given a list of phrases containing such target words, which they were encouraged to meaningfully use in the game by means of written interaction. In doing so, students learnt some target words intentionally and provided contextualized incidental exposure to other players. They took a vocabulary test after two sessions of practice with the game to explore intentional and incidental L2 vocabulary learning gains. The pre- and post-tests suggested, among other results, that players using new L2 words in the game Among Us would retain more vocabulary than players only encountering them, that vocabulary intentionally input helped other users trigger incidental vocabulary learning, and that repetition had a positive effect on L2 vocabulary learning.

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Exploiting adventure video games for second language vocabulary recall: a mixed-methods study

Cited by 32 publications

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effect of a serious game on aviation vocabulary acquisition

effect of a serious game on aviation vocabulary acquisition

Entertainment Video Games for Academic Learning: A Systematic Review

The Effect of Multiplayer Video Games on Incidental and Intentional L2 Vocabulary Learning: The Case of Among Us

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