Investigating effects of digital gamification-based language learning: a systematic review

  • سال انتشار: 1399
  • محل انتشار: مجله آموزش و یادگیری زبان انگلیسی، دوره: 12، شماره: 25
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_ELT-12-25_003
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 476
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نویسندگان

حسین دهقانزاده

Tabriz.۲۹ Bahman Boulevard. University of Tabriz. Educational Sciences and Psychology Faculty

حجت دهقانزاده

university of TarbiatModarres

چکیده

The purpose of this study is to investigate and synthesize the trends and key findings of the studies related to gamification as a new method in the field of learning a Foreign language (LFL) over the past ۱۱ years. Databases including Web of Science, ERIC, and Scopus were searched for this purpose, analyzing a total of ۲۸ articles. The research methodology of this study was a systematic review. A content analysis method was used for analyzing the selected articles. Our findings found that after ۲۰۱۵, the use of gamification in LFL became popular among researchers, and the number of field studies increased rapidly over the past two years (۲۰۱۷–۲۰۱۸). Additionally, quantitative methods were found to be the most frequently used research methods regarding gamification in LFL studies. In the analyzed studies, vocabulary and grammar abilities were the most commonly investigated basic language skills. In addition, English language, Duolingo, high school, and feedback were the most commonly investigated Foreign language, gamified platform, education level, and gamification element for learning a new language in the reviewed articles. More analysis disclosed challenges, as well as advantages associated with using gamification in LFL. Furthermore, in studies examined concerning the effectiveness of using gamification in LFL, the results mainly pointed to the benefits of gamification based learning. The systematic review also provides valuable recommendations for future researches and practitioners.

کلیدواژه ها

Gamification, Gamified learning, Learning a foreign language, systematic review

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