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Second Language Pragmatic Socialization in World of Warcraft
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Soares Palmer, Dionne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
There has been increasing attention on the educational power of video games in recent years (Gee, 2003, 2005; Prensky 2001, 2006; Thorne, 2008; Purushotma, 2005). This study aims to investigate World of Warcraft as a venue for second language socialization, specifically in the area of pragmatics. In order to explore the potential for second…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Games, Educational Opportunities, Pragmatics