Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency Improvements through Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Jabbari, Nasser; Peterson, Mark
Titel	Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency Improvements through Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Case Study
Quelle	In: Language Learning Journal, 51 (2023) 4, S.416-450 (35 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jabbari, Nasser) ORCID (Peterson, Mark)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-1736
DOI	10.1080/09571736.2023.2219713
Schlagwörter	Accuracy; Video Games; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Speech Communication; Computer Games; Computer Simulation; Computer Mediated Communication; Native Speakers; Longitudinal Studies; Case Studies; Learning Theories; Language Fluency; Teamwork; Language Proficiency; Foreign Countries; Intercultural Communication; Learning Processes; Texas; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Computerkonferenz; Muttersprachler; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ausland; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Learning process; Lernprozess
Abstract	Many English as a foreign language (EFL) learners worldwide spend hours playing commercial-off-the-shelf massively multiplayer online games. They engage in a multitude of different interactions with the game environment and possibly with other gamers, using English as the predominant medium of communication. This raises the question of whether playing such games improves these learners'/gamers' speaking performance over time. Drawing on usage-based theories of language learning, this longitudinal mixed-methods case study addressed this question by measuring six EFL gamers' speaking performance in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) over the course of six months, and exploring their perceptions relating to the gaming environment and their language learning. The participants played in two teams: Team 1 with low-intermediate and Team 2 with high-intermediate proficiency. Each team comprised three EFL gamers and a native English speaker. Overall, the results appeared positive for the EFL gamers on both teams but in different ways. Their speaking performance showed improvements in 50% of the CAF indices. These results are discussed in light of the gamers' perceptions about the dynamics of in-game communication, the game's socio-affective environment, and the development of their speaking performance. (As Provided).
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