World of Wordcraft: Foreign Language Grammar and Composition Taught as a Term-Long Role-Playing Game

Autor/in	Gellar-Goad, T. H. M.
Titel	World of Wordcraft: Foreign Language Grammar and Composition Taught as a Term-Long Role-Playing Game
Quelle	In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 14 (2015) 4, S.368-382 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-0222
DOI	10.1177/1474022214556030
Schlagwörter	Second Language Instruction; Role Playing; Educational Games; Undergraduate Study; Instructional Effectiveness; Video Games; Barriers; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Student Motivation; Simulation; Grammar; Latin; Teaching Methods; Video Technology; Homework; Student Attitudes; College Students; Attitude Measures; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdsprachenunterricht; Rollenspiel; Educational game; Lernspiel; Grundstudium; Unterrichtserfolg; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Schulische Motivation; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Grammatik; Latein; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Hausaufgabe; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent
Abstract	This article outlines an innovative approach to the instruction of foreign languages: a term-long role-playing game in the style of tabletop role-playing games such as "Dungeons & Dragons." Students adopt personas, avatars, or "player characters" and take them through adventures, exploration, puzzles, and fights with monsters, all of which are tied to specific language-acquisition exercises and practice. I detail at length my specific implementation in an advanced undergraduate Latin prose composition course at Wake Forest University and its overall successful results. I also offer advice, cautions, and additional resources for both small-scale and large-scale implementations of the role-playing game pedagogical methodology. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01