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Ward, Monica; Xu, Liang; Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Game Based Language Learning (GBLL) is an approach to language learning in which learning happens in the process of playing a game. GBLL has several potential benefits including enhanced reading, writing, and cultural awareness. This paper provides a brief overview of Cipher -- Faoi Gheasa, a GBLL app for Irish and learners' feedback on the game.…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Second Language Learning, Irish, Error Correction
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Ahmad Syawaluddin; Nur Aeni – Discover Education, 2025
This study looks at how utilizing digital versions of classic games specifically Snakes and Ladders can help young learners learn more vocabulary in English. The study focuses on how digital versions of classic games can improve primary school students' vocabulary learning and retention. A quasi-experimental approach was used, with a control group…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
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Matilda Ståhl; Katri Hansell; Sandra Bäck; Mattias Wingren – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2025
Playing video games engages children and youth and offers a potential for learning in general and situated language learning in particular. The aim of this paper is to explore the situated conditions and affordances for facilitating in-game interaction, as well as to discuss the language learning potential and educational implications of these…
Descriptors: Video Games, Cooperative Learning, Interaction, Children
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Nantapit Pittayanantakul; Pilanut Phusawisot – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
Speaking skills are considered one of the most crucial skills in learning English as they lay the foundation for effective communication and language acquisition. Proficiency in speaking enables young learners to express themselves, convey ideas, and communicate effectively. This quasi-experimental research aims to investigate the effect of board…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Babad, Rivka – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation studied the effects of Teacher Directed Games (TDGs) on student vocabulary development and student engagement in a second language. Achieving automaticity with vocabulary is crucial to mastering a second language. A sample of 40 first grade students in a Jewish Day School participated in the study. Students learned their…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Learner Engagement
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Catherine Akoth Ongoro; Yong-Yi Fanjiang – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
This article aims to provide a systematic review of existing research on the use of digital game-based learning (DGBL) technology for foreign language (English) in preschool and elementary schools. Digital game-based technology enables learning to become more interactive and inspirational, thereby enhancing language acquisition. The authors…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Elementary School Students, Preschool Education, Creativity
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Ya-Wen Cheng; Yuping Wang; Yu-Jie Cheng; Nian-Shing Chen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Existing research has established immense importance in contextual learning for second language development. However, to provide real-life context in the learning of a foreign language is challenging. To help create such a learning environment, our previous research developed an innovative system called the R&T System, utilizing robots (R) and…
Descriptors: Robotics, Internet, Game Based Learning, Children
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Yang, Yu-Fen; Goh, Alexis P. I.; Hong, Yi-Chun; Chen, Nian-Shing – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
Few studies have focused on the comparison between collaborative and individual digital game-based learning (DGBL) performance for students who study English as a Foreign Language (EFL). In collaborative DGBL, how the composition of foreign language anxiety (FLA) within groups of students affects students' performance remains uncertain. This study…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Anxiety, Cooperation
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Norphealey Eang; Sirirat Petsangsri; John Morris – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
English writing and critical thinking are not only fundamental to academic success but also play a crucial role for the holistic development of primary students. This study investigated the effects of a cloud-based gamified instruction integrating peer assessment on primary student English writing and critical thinking. A pre- and post-test with a…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Software, Grade 6, Critical Thinking
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Hsu, Ting-Chia; Chang, Ching; Liang, Yi-Sian – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2023
The study explores the effects of an interdisciplinary learning approach on developing students' English learning (EL) and computational thinking (CT) through two different game-based learning approaches. A quasi-experiment is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach in terms of enhancing students' CT knowledge and their EL…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Interdisciplinary Approach, Computation
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Deepti Bora; Priyanka Patel; Maria Psyridou; Jenni Ruotsalainen; Ulla Richardson; Minna Torppa – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
Foundational literacy is a key lever for achieving higher levels of learning and societal wellbeing. However, with an enrolment of over 250 million children in schools, India is currently challenged by learning deprivation. Growing uptake of English-medium education along with less-than-optimal English literacy instruction practices present an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Second Language Learning
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Ting-Chia Hsu; Ching Chang; Yi-Sian Liang – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
The study explored the effects of an interdisciplinary learning approach on developing students' English learning (EL) and computational thinking (CT) through two different game-based learning approaches. A quasi-experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach in terms of enhancing students' CT knowledge and their EL…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Elementary School Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
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Chin-Huang Daniel Liao; Wen-Chi Vivian Wu; Venny Gunawan; Tin-Chang Chang – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024
This comparative study aimed to investigate the effects of an Augmented-Reality Game-Based Learning application, "StemUp," on the English learning performance and motivation of distinct rural and urban groups of young EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners. Multiple sources of data collection were employed, including pre- and…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Physical Environment, Simulated Environment, Synthesis
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Hsu, Ting-Chia; Liang, Yi-Sian – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
This study proposed plugged and unplugged approaches for young students to simultaneously improve their interdisciplinary learning performance in English and Computational Thinking (CT). The plugged approach involved adopting educational robots to enhance CT and to provide English vocabulary and sentence practice via a board game. The unplugged…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Second Language Learning, Electronic Learning
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Hazar, Esin – Online Submission, 2020
It has been an educational policy for the Turkish educational authorities to teach English as a foreign language from early ages of children. This research attempts to determine the role of digital games on enhancing English vocabulary and to compare games with pen and paper practices. For this purpose, digital games on EBA (Education Informatics…
Descriptors: Video Games, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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