Massively Multiplayer Online Game Supported Foreign Language Listening Ability Training

Hu, Mantian; Chang, Ben

doi:10.1109/digitel.2007.33

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“…Besides, Huang and Yang (2014) investigated effects of English proficiency and gaming experience on incidental vocabulary acquisition in a MMORPG and found that vocabulary was more noticed by learners with medium gaming experience in gaming requirement condition, and was more perceived by learners with higher English proficiency in flashcard condition. Apart from above-mentioned studies focusing on vocabulary development in playing MMORPGs, many studies have demonstrated the positive effects of MMORPGs on developing basic language skills such as FL listening ability ( Hu and Chang, 2007 ), speaking ability ( Lai and Wen, 2012 ), production of narratives ( Colby and Colby, 2008 ; Neville, 2010 , 2015 ), communicative competence ( Wu and Richards, 2012 ; Berns et al, 2013 ), and communicative skills, together with learners’ listening, reading, and writing skills ( Suh et al, 2010 ). In addition, Hsu (2015) reported that the MMORPG has long-term effects on developing learners’ incremental intelligence (i.e., accumulated intelligence through hard work) which was significantly related to their performance on standardized language test.…”

Section: Mmorpgs’ Benefit For Gamers’/learners’ Fl/l2 Learningmentioning

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Language Learning Enhanced by Massive Multiple Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) and the Underlying Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms

Zhang¹,

Song²,

Liu³

et al. 2017

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Massive Multiple Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) have increased in popularity among children, juveniles, and adults since MMORPGs’ appearance in this digital age. MMORPGs can be applied to enhancing language learning, which is drawing researchers’ attention from different fields and many studies have validated MMORPGs’ positive effect on language learning. However, there are few studies on the underlying behavioral or neural mechanism of such effect. This paper reviews the educational application of the MMORPGs based on relevant macroscopic and microscopic studies, showing that gamers’ overall language proficiency or some specific language skills can be enhanced by real-time online interaction with peers and game narratives or instructions embedded in the MMORPGs. Mechanisms underlying the educational assistant role of MMORPGs in second language learning are discussed from both behavioral and neural perspectives. We suggest that attentional bias makes gamers/learners allocate more cognitive resources toward task-related stimuli in a controlled or an automatic way. Moreover, with a moderating role played by activation of reward circuit, playing the MMORPGs may strengthen or increase functional connectivity from seed regions such as left anterior insular/frontal operculum (AI/FO) and visual word form area to other language-related brain areas.

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Section: Mmorpgs’ Benefit For Gamers’/learners’ Fl/l2 Learningmentioning

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Language Learning Enhanced by Massive Multiple Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) and the Underlying Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms

Zhang¹,

Song²,

Liu³

et al. 2017

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…En este proceso, los participantes de la situación comunicativa colaboran para asegurar que el mensaje de la conversación se comprende usando estrategias como la petición de aclaraciones, la petición de confirmación, redistribución de roles, repeticiones internas, comprobación de la comprensión, uso de preguntas, etc. Estas modificaciones interaccionales ofrecen al aprendiz una exposición a la LE más adecuada para la comprensión (Hu y Chang, 2008), que es una condición esencial para que el aprendizaje pueda construirse.…”

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El proceso de aprendizaje de una segunda lengua en los esports

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2020

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El peso que ha adquirido la industria de los videojuegos en diferentes países y la posibilidad de jugar a estos videojuegos en línea han permitido que jugadores españoles se comuniquen con jugadores cuya lengua sea diferente a la de ellos. En este estudio de caso, hemos querido analizar cómo es el proceso de aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera cuando se juega a videojuegos, centrándonos especialmente en el caso de los esports. Para ello se han utilizado como herramientas de recogida de información observaciones, análisis de los discursos en partidas, entrevistas a jugadores y evaluación de destrezas. Los resultados obtenidos exponen la influencia de la comunicación obligatoria, el aprendizaje a través de la interacción y la relación del aprendizaje en el videojuego a nivel competitivo con los contenidos del aula como factores clave en este proceso.

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“…Apart from vocabulary development, the other identified skills as listed above concur with other studies as cited in Zhang et al (2017) that have found positive relationships between MMORPGs and basic language development. These include the impact on speaking abilities (Lai & Wen, 2012), listening skills (Hu and Chang, 2007), and interactional competence (Berns et al, 2013). Table 7 shows a sample mapping of language learning skills based on Gee's good games principles for vocabulary and interactional skills.…”

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Applying Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in EFL Teaching

Azman¹,

Dollsaid²

2019

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This article explores the use of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) as a type of serious games that have English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning potentials. It highlights evidence from a case study which investigated the effects of role-playing in MMOGs on communication behaviours among EFL game players. Additionally, findings from the study elucidate the learning principles of good games that incorporate the dynamics of gaming which induce the language learner to be active generators of information, knowledge and language. Essentially the preliminary findings reported affirm the viability of online games as a potential tool for teaching and learning in the 4.0 era, which endeavours to engage the digital natives of the 21 st century. The study thus claims that MMOGs in particular the massively multiplayer online role-playing games or MMORPGs can facilitate in providing contextualized and authentic language interaction opportunities in English between online multilingual speakers.

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Massively Multiplayer Online Game Supported Foreign Language Listening Ability Training

Cited by 11 publications

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Language Learning Enhanced by Massive Multiple Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) and the Underlying Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms

Language Learning Enhanced by Massive Multiple Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) and the Underlying Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms

El proceso de aprendizaje de una segunda lengua en los esports

Applying Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in EFL Teaching

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