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Download full textKo, Shaun; Eslami, Zohreh R. – TESL-EJ, 2021
We present a systematic review of the literature on the use of multiuser virtual environments (MUVE) on the development of pragmatic competence in second language (L2) learners. Specifically, we reviewed studies examining the potential of L2 pragmatic development through synthetic immersive virtual environment (SIE) and massively multiplayer…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Shahrokni, Seyed Abdollah – TESL-EJ, 2021
This ethnographic case study aims to examine second language socialization (SLS) in a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) called Stronghold Kingdoms (SK). To explore the affordances of this community for SLS, the social dynamics in a Faction community during 4 life-time periods, namely, war, post-war peace and life in exile, end of the world,…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Computer Games, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Truong, My Thi; Murray, Jill – TESL-EJ, 2019
Online teacher professional development (oTPD) for English language teachers is of increasing interest, and so is research into teacher motivation as one potential success determinant of oTPD courses. Situated in an oTPD programme for English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors in Vietnam, this study aims to explore motivation for oTPD in a…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Dodgson, David – TESL-EJ, 2017
Minecraft has become well established in the world of education. Around the world, the game is being used in a variety of educational settings for virtual project work and as a virtual world for collaboration and social interaction. Minecraft is an activity players want to talk about. It is a game they want to learn more about. In order to do…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation
Kamhi-Stein, Lia D.; Lao, Ravy S.; Issagholian, Nairi – TESL-EJ, 2020
This article reports on two case studies designed to investigate the use of Mursion, a mixed-reality simulation platform, in two language teacher preparation programs. The first case study involved eliciting the attitudes of MA in TESOL [Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages] pre-service teachers (PSTs) toward the mixed-reality…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Stanley, Graham; Mawer, Kyle – TESL-EJ, 2008
The term serious game is often used to refer to "games used for training, advertising, simulation, or education." In this article, the authors use the term computer game in its broadest sense, believing it to encompass the broad spectrum of what is usually referred to now as all digital gaming (video games, console games, online games, etc.). They…
Descriptors: Video Games, Internet, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers
