Game of Thrones Audiovisual Translation as a Tool to Foster the Linguistic Competence in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education

Masegosa

2022

Gamification has emerged in recent years as a resource that incorporates game-related elements and mechanics into the classroom to foster students' motivation, engagement, and further competences. With the proliferation of English-medium instruction (EMI) and multilingual degree programs at university nowadays, new and innovative teaching tools are desirable to help students cope with the double-challenging task of acquiring new and complex disciplinary content through a foreign language. This chapter provides an overview of some recent computer-based gamification tools that may be applied in EMI and multilingual university settings. More specifically, the main features and advantages of these tools for these specific educational contexts are explored. This chapter may be useful for researchers and practitioners in the field of EMI and multilingual teaching in higher education.

Gamification as a Teaching Resource for English-Medium Instruction and Multilingual Education at University

Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education

Masegosa

2022

Classcraft as a Resource to Implement Gamification in English-Medium Instruction

Rivera-Trigueros

Research Anthology on Developments in Gamification and Game-Based Learning

2022

The exponential growth of English-medium instruction (EMI) programs in higher education has driven to the search for new and innovative teaching resources and techniques to facilitate the teaching and learning of disciplinary content matter through a non-native language. During the last years, gamification has emerged as a great tool when it comes to foster students' motivation and, consequently, favour their learning. There are numerous ways of introducing gamification in the classroom and a high number of resources and tools available for teachers to design and implement gamification proposals. One of these tools is Classcraft, an online role-playing platform that allows the teacher to turn the classroom into a real role-playing scenario. This chapter will explore the benefits of including gamification—and more specifically Classcraft—for EMI in higher education. Exhaustive guidelines are described in order to serve as a base for EMI lecturers to implement gamification in their courses.

Gamification as a Teaching Resource for English-Medium Instruction and Multilingual Education at University

Research Anthology on Developments in Gamification and Game-Based Learning

Masegosa

2022