Digital Games in Language Learning and Teaching

English

ISBN: 1137022833

EAN: 9781137022837

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General/Games / Video & Electronic/

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release Date: 07/31/2012

Synopsis: Recent years have seen a growing interest in the pedagogical benefits of digital games, which have the potential to engage learners and to encourage interaction in the target language. The use of digital games in language education is based on the premise that successful learning is integrated into the sociocultural context of learners lives and encourages collaboration and lifelong learning, bridging learning within and outside the language classroom. However, the potential of digital gameshas not been properly investigated from a second language learning and teaching perspective. This volume presents the first dedicated collection of papers to bring together the state-of-the-art in research into game-based learning. It includes theoretical, empirical, and practice-oriented contributions and as such will appeal to anyone with an interest in the most recent developments in language education.

Digital Games in Language Learning and Teaching

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.59 inches

Width: 5.58 inches

Length: 8.56 inches

Weight: 0.35 oz

Pages: 256