A preliminary overview on Game-Based Learning at Official Language Schools: Students’ and teachers’ perceptions of games in the English classroom
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2021-02-09
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[ES]Con la popularidad de la formación permanente, son cada vez más las personas adultas que buscan aprender inglés como lengua extranjera. El aprendizaje basado en juegos es una metodología pedagógica que contribuye a la creación de entornos de enseñanza-aprendizaje relajados y motivadores para el alumnado adulto. Este estudio investiga las percepciones de alumnado y profesorado sobre los juegos, su eficacia y también su conexión con el desarrollo lingüístico, motivación y sentimientos en el aula de inglés en Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas (EE.OO.II.). 72 docentes y 245 estudiantes de diferentes EE.OO.II. españolas han participado voluntariamente en la investigación. Los resultados indican que alumnado y profesorado tienen una visión favorable de los juegos como método de enseñanza de una lengua extranjera. En general, aunque no se han encontrado diferencias estadísticamente significativas respecto a algunas variables, se han identificado desigualdades al comparar respuestas dentro de un mismo grupo y entre los dos.
[EN]With the growing popularity of Lifelong Learning Education, the number of adult students showing interest in learning English as a Foreign Language has increased exponentially. Game-Based Learning emerges as a pedagogical method that contributes to creating non-threatening and motivating learning environments for adult learners. This study is aimed at investigating students’ and teachers’ perceptions of games vis-à-vis their effectiveness and to ascertain their connection with linguistic development, motivation, and feelings in the English classroom at Official Language Schools (OLSs). 72 teachers and 245 students from different OLSs in Spain participated voluntarily in the investigation. The findings suggest that both stakeholders hold favourable views of GBL as a method for foreign language teaching. Overall, although no statistically significant differences were found regarding some identification variables examined, divergences were discovered when comparisons were made within and across cohorts.
[EN]With the growing popularity of Lifelong Learning Education, the number of adult students showing interest in learning English as a Foreign Language has increased exponentially. Game-Based Learning emerges as a pedagogical method that contributes to creating non-threatening and motivating learning environments for adult learners. This study is aimed at investigating students’ and teachers’ perceptions of games vis-à-vis their effectiveness and to ascertain their connection with linguistic development, motivation, and feelings in the English classroom at Official Language Schools (OLSs). 72 teachers and 245 students from different OLSs in Spain participated voluntarily in the investigation. The findings suggest that both stakeholders hold favourable views of GBL as a method for foreign language teaching. Overall, although no statistically significant differences were found regarding some identification variables examined, divergences were discovered when comparisons were made within and across cohorts.
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language