Abstract
Recent developments in mobile technologies have increased the ways in which languages can be learnt, both within and beyond the classroom. Whereas the use of mobile technologies seems to challenge traditional knowledge and skills acquisition, research shows that foreign language study can be enriched through easy access to resources selected to suit individual interests or needs (KukulskaHulme, 2013). This chapter reports on an Italian language learning
game, ImparApp, developed with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) TaleBlazer location-based game-authoring tool. Players interact with virtual characters, objects, and data as they move around their real physical location whilst attempting to solve a time travel mystery. This chapter presents data collected through a case study of how learning a language can take place beyond the traditional classroom in new and challenging ways. The chapter summarises the
way learning activities were integrated into the app and discusses how the learning challenges were designed across the scenes, episodes and settings. It also presents data collected from the ‘play-test’ sessions and discusses initial findings of the pilot project
game, ImparApp, developed with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) TaleBlazer location-based game-authoring tool. Players interact with virtual characters, objects, and data as they move around their real physical location whilst attempting to solve a time travel mystery. This chapter presents data collected through a case study of how learning a language can take place beyond the traditional classroom in new and challenging ways. The chapter summarises the
way learning activities were integrated into the app and discusses how the learning challenges were designed across the scenes, episodes and settings. It also presents data collected from the ‘play-test’ sessions and discusses initial findings of the pilot project
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Innovative language teaching and learning at university: integrating informal learning into formal language education |
| Editors | Fernando Rosell-Aguilar, Tita Beaven, Mara Fuertes Gutiérrez |
| Publisher | Research-publishing.net |
| Pages | 49-58 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-2-490057-11-5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-2-490057-10-8, 978-2-490057-09-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jun 2018 |
Bibliographical note
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- Gamification
- Italian
- mobile learning
- Language learning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities