Video Games in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

被引：24

作者：

Anderson, Tom A. F. ^{[1
]}

Reynolds, Barry Lee ^{[1
]}

Yeh, Xiao-Ping ^{[2
]}

Huang, Guan-Zhen ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Cent Univ, Grad Inst Network Learning Technol, Chungli, Taiwan

[2] Natl Cent Univ, Grad Inst Learning & Instruct, Chungli, Taiwan

来源：

DIGITEL 2008: SECOND IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL GAME AND INTELLIGENT TOY ENHANCED LEARNING, PROCEEDINGS | 2008年

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D O I：

10.1109/DIGITEL.2008.39

中图分类号：

TP18 [人工智能理论];

学科分类号：

081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to investigate potentials of and to identify factors relevant to computer games at the center of a course curriculum. In order to improve the English listening ability of foreign language learners in Taiwan, two hypes of lessons were developed for America's Army,, a free-for download FPS military game. The current study compared different factors that contribute to the possible success of lessons that use video games as their core material. A deeper impression of the feasibility of using in-game dialogue for language learning was. Assessment of listening comprehension was conducted in pre- and post-tests. The study shows students feel they can learn English through a course that uses computer games and gives directions for further research.

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页码：188 / +

页数：2