{"product_id":"9781350415935","title":"Digital Gaming in the Language Classroom Designing Effective Curricula","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAdvances in Digital Language Learning and Teaching\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDigital Gaming in the Language Classroom\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesigning Effective Curricula\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKevin R. Wrobetz | Michael Thomas | Mark Peterson | Mark Warschauer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ Subjects \/ Language Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book examines how single-player role-playing digital games can promote foreign language acquisition and looks at how they can be integrated into the curricula of foreign language classrooms.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the commercialization of digital games continues to expand and accelerate, some research in digital game-based learning has shifted from creating digital games with pedagogical applications to adopting commercial off-the-shelf digital games for pedagogical purposes. Relevant literature has continually identified massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) as a specific genre which may benefit second language acquisition (SLA), primarily through a sociocultural perspective whereby language learners interact with linguistically more capable peers within the context of the game. However, there is a gap in research regarding whether these benefits to SLA are limited to social gameplay mechanics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wrobetz addresses this gap in research by using the smartphone edition of the single-player role-playing game (RGP) \u003ci\u003eLife Is Strange\u003c\/i\u003e in a mixed-methods study,  measuring vocabulary acquisition and long-term retention from gameplay relative to controls. The author also examines how the perception of both smartphone gaming as a language-learning tool and the target language culture shifted throughout the study. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume helps guide future research in digital games-based language learning to broaden the scope of games identified as being conducive to SLA. It also outlines how to structure formal foreign language curricula around the use of a single-player RPG to achieve the most desirable pedagogical outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKevin R. Wrobetz\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Kobe Gakuin University, Hyogo, Japan. His primary area of research is digital game-based language learning with a focus on the psycholinguistic effects of gameplay mechanics on target language vocabulary acquisition.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 August 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350415935\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55552610828428,"sku":"9781350415935","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8b33f3fa-61cc-4159-b3e3-19aef7d44d1f.jpg?v=1788313267","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350415935","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}