Designing Escape Game Activities for Language Classes

Autor/in	Stollhans, Sascha
Titel	Designing Escape Game Activities for Language Classes
Quelle	(2020), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stollhans, Sascha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Game Based Learning; Educational Games; Transfer of Training; Grammar; German; College Freshmen; Foreign Countries; Language Patterns; Verbs; Skill Development; Video Technology; Student Attitudes; Second Language Instruction; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Grammatik; Deutscher; Studienanfänger; Ausland; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Schülerverhalten; Fremdsprachenunterricht
Abstract	Escape games are an increasingly popular leisure activity involving a group of players completing tasks to achieve a pre-defined goal, which is usually escaping from a room. In this chapter, I briefly outline the educational potential of escape game activities in language classes within the frameworks of gamification, pervasive learning, and 'serious games', and in relation to transferable skills. This is followed by a description and evaluation of an escape game I developed for a grammar class on the idiomatic uses of German modal verbs. This was piloted with a first-year undergraduate class at Lancaster University. I conclude by discussing student feedback and considerations for similar activities in the future. [For the complete volume, "Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University: Treasuring Languages," see ED604577.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01