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Pujolà, Joan-Tomàs – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Gamification is a methodological strategy that uses "game design elements in non-game contexts" (Deterding, Dixon, Khaled, and Nacke 2011). The purpose of gamification is to engage people, motivate action, promote learning, and solve problems. This chapter describes examples of Spanish content gamifications that integrate different game…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Game Based Learning, Spanish
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Buendgens-Kosten, Judith – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Robin (n.d.) defines digital storytelling as "the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories", stressing that "they all revolve around the idea of combining the art of telling stories with a variety of multimedia, including graphics, audio, video, and Web publishing" (n.p.). While engaging in digital storytelling,…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Multimedia Materials, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Beaven, Ana – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Self-Directed Learning (SDL) has been the focus of attention on the part of scholars for at least four decades. However, it is with the advent of technology and the possibilities offered by the Internet that researchers and practitioners have begun to look more closely at what students do autonomously to support their own learning outside of the…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
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Matthews, Blair – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Language classrooms are complex systems, but theory often simplifies these processes making researching effectiveness difficult. Assemblage theory -- a theory of complexity in the social sciences -- allows us to examine complexity in the language classroom. In this paper, I present an account of the language classroom that captures the complexity,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Social Systems, Systems Approach
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Wang, Yi'an; Miao, Liyang – Research-publishing.net, 2020
With the recent developing trend of redefining 'culture' across disciplines in intercultural and foreign language education (Corbett, 2003; Shaules, 2007; Spencer-Oatey & Franklin, 2010), it is widely agreed that culture requires a broader definition to improve the teaching and learning of it. Wilkinson (2012) suggests "a redefinition of…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kurose, Mikiko – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Interacting with peers can be difficult for some students, due to their personality as well as to their learning styles. This paper shows how the Task-Based Approach (TBA) can be implemented and how digital resources can be used in language teaching and learning to enhance the students' experience and foster autonomy. To do so, I describe tasks I…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Japanese