Action Research on the Application of Technology Assisted Urban Gaming in Language Education in a Polish Upper-Secondary School

Autor/inn/en	Pitura, Joanna; Terlecka-Pacut, Elzbieta
Titel	Action Research on the Application of Technology Assisted Urban Gaming in Language Education in a Polish Upper-Secondary School
Quelle	In: Computer Assisted Language Learning, 31 (2018) 7, S.734-763 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pitura, Joanna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-8221
DOI	10.1080/09588221.2018.1447490
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Secondary School Students; Computer Games; Computer Assisted Instruction; Teamwork; Foreign Countries; Modern Languages; Skill Development; Teaching Methods; Achievement Gains; Technological Literacy; English (Second Language); History Instruction; Action Research; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sekundarschüler; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Ausland; Gegenwartssprache; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Technisches Wissen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Projektforschung; Polen
Abstract	Being able to communicate in foreign languages, along with the remaining key competences for lifelong learning, are of special significance for upper-secondary school students -- soon-to-be tertiary education students and employees. Although Polish educational authorities have made efforts to account for this need in the Core Curriculum for Modern Languages, the provisions are pursued with difficulty in school practice. The aim of this paper is to address this challenge by exploring and evaluating the feasibility and student-participant perceptions of urban gaming in school settings as a didactic tool that facilitates language education, as well as digital, social, and learning to learn skills development in an upper-secondary school. Accordingly, the paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a technology assisted urban game named 'As it once was in Cracow--discovering the history of the city', developed for a group of Polish upper-secondary school students (N = 25) from Warsaw. The results provide evidence for student-perceived educational gains with regard to the development of skills such as teamwork, digital literacy, the English language, and content (history) knowledge. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01