Motivating EFL Students: E-Learning Enjoyment as a Predictor of Vocabulary Learning through Digital Video Games

Autor/inn/en	Ebrahimzadeh, Mohsen; Alavi, Sepideh
Titel	Motivating EFL Students: E-Learning Enjoyment as a Predictor of Vocabulary Learning through Digital Video Games
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 3 (2016) 1, Artikel 1255400 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2016.1255400
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); English Language Learners; Student Attitudes; High School Students; Vocabulary Development; Video Games; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Males; Randomized Controlled Trials; Pretests Posttests; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Statistical Analysis; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Wortschatzarbeit; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Prädiktor; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The present study examined e-learning enjoyment to see if it could predict high school students' vocabulary learning through a digital video game. Furthermore, the difference between those who played and those who watched the game was assessed. Participants of the study were male, high school, EFL students (N = 136, age 12-18) randomly assigned to two treatments: Players, who were exposed to the vocabulary through playing a digital video game and Watchers, who watched two classmates play the same game. After the treatments (one session a week for five weeks), an e-learning enjoyment scale and a vocabulary posttest were administered. Also, researcher field notes were written down. Data analysis involved t tests, ANOVAs, and a standard multiple regression. The results indicated that e-learning enjoyment significantly predicted the variance in game-enhanced vocabulary learning. There was no significant difference between Players and Watchers. It is concluded that enjoyment could help students keep up through the sustained, long-term process of language learning by motivating them. Also, the findings help identify better suited commercial video games for educational purposes and design more useful educational video games. (As Provided).
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