The Use of Gamification and Digital Activities in a Foreign Language Online Class

Autor/in	Chiraz, Anane
Titel	The Use of Gamification and Digital Activities in a Foreign Language Online Class
Quelle	(2022), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chiraz, Anane)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; COVID-19; Pandemics; Online Courses; Educational Change; French; Educational Games; Learning Motivation; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Elective Courses; Undergraduate Students; Introductory Courses; Learning Management Systems; Game Based Learning; Computer Games + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Bildungsreform; Französisch; Educational game; Lernspiel; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Elective course; Wahlkurs; Einführungskurs; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele
Abstract	Since the COVID-19 Pandemic and the developing of online teaching, it was important to find some alternative teaching solutions to keep the learners motivated and focused on their learning processes. In this purpose, gamification, mainly "Kahoot," as well as some digital activities were introduced in my French as a foreign language course. The aim of this study is to examine the students' attitude and perception regarding the use of "Kahoot" and digital activities. This study is undertaken in a French language elective course at the university. 160 beginner students are enrolled. The study implements a survey approach that regroups quantitative and qualitative data collected from a 24-question-questionnaire. The results show that a big portion of the respondents like using "Kahoot" as it brings fun, challenge and motivation to the class. The digital activities are appreciated as well as they permit to the students to have more practice. [For the complete proceedings, see ED631021.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01