USE OF GAMIFICATION IN ENGLISH LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

La Cruz K.M.L.-D.; Noa-Copaja S.J.; Turpo-Gebera O.; Montesinos-Valencia C.C.; Bazán-Velasquez S.M.; Pérez-Postigo G.S. · Journal of Technology and Science Education (2023) · DOI: 10.3926/jotse.1740

Resumen

Digital gamification is a dynamic technique for enhancing English learning and closing the barrier across student learning and pedagogical praxis. The review offers a summary of gamification in digital English learning environments. In addition, this review investigates the learning experiences and outcomes of foreign language students using gamification. For this study, 18 articles published between 2014 and March 2021 were analyzed to highlight the key characteristics of this research topic. Studies have demonstrated the positive effects of gamification on English as a Foreign Language Educational Experiences from University Learners. In gamified English learning environments, pleasantness, attractiveness, motivation, and enjoyment were all desirable qualities. Gamification’s intended learning goals were language content learning, involvement, motivation, and satisfaction. This study’s findings include recommendations for the design of digital gamification for the English learning of students, as well as their perspectives and corresponding learning achievements © Article’s contents are provided on an Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 Creative commons International License. Readers are allowed to copy, distribute and communicate article’s contents, provided the author’s and JOTSE journal’s names are included. It must not be used for commercial purposes. To see the complete licence contents, please visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa; Universidad Privada de Tacna; Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann