Application of Gamification in Higher Education in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

Kevin Mario Laura De La Cruz; Osbaldo Washington Turpo Gebera; Stefany Juliana Noa Copaja

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-5063-5_27

Application of Gamification in Higher Education in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

Kevin Mario Laura De La Cruz, Osbaldo Washington Turpo Gebera, Stefany Juliana Noa Copaja

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Abstract

In higher education, the teaching of English has the objective of expanding the field of work and knowledge and improving the personal profile through the certification of international language exams. Therefore, this research aimed to determine the level of student perception regarding gamification tools in the technical English course of the Human Medicine career at a Peruvian University. For this purpose, a descriptive investigation was carried out with a duration of one academic semester. The research method was hypothetical-inductive. To obtain data, the survey technique and structured interview were used. The results demonstrated a positive level of satisfaction on the part of the students in the three gamified tools put to research. Based on the results obtained, it is assumed that the gamification tools in the teaching of English have better reception and predisposition due to their great acceptance and skills that make learning more meaningful. In addition, gamification seems to generate educative dedication, commitment, responsibility, and self-learning in students which causes a great expectation of the use of the three tools put to research as well as similar ones in the future of EFL.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology - Selected Papers from ICITED 2021
Editors	Anabela Mesquita, António Abreu, João Vidal Carvalho
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	323-341
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9789811650628
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5063-5_27
State	Published - 2022
Event	International Conference in Information Technology and Education, ICITED 2021 - Sao Paulo, Brazil Duration: 15 Jul 2021 → 17 Jul 2021

Publication series

Name	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume	256
ISSN (Print)	2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)	2190-3026

Conference

Conference	International Conference in Information Technology and Education, ICITED 2021
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Sao Paulo
Period	15/07/21 → 17/07/21

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© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Keywords

Digital environments
Distance education
Game-based learning
Interaction
Motivation
Technical English

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De La Cruz, K. M. L., Gebera, O. W. T., & Copaja, S. J. N. (2022). Application of Gamification in Higher Education in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language. In A. Mesquita, A. Abreu, & J. V. Carvalho (Eds.), Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology - Selected Papers from ICITED 2021 (pp. 323-341). (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 256). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5063-5_27

De La Cruz, Kevin Mario Laura ; Gebera, Osbaldo Washington Turpo ; Copaja, Stefany Juliana Noa. / Application of Gamification in Higher Education in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language. Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology - Selected Papers from ICITED 2021. editor / Anabela Mesquita ; António Abreu ; João Vidal Carvalho. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022. pp. 323-341 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies).

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Application of Gamification in Higher Education in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language. / De La Cruz, Kevin Mario Laura; Gebera, Osbaldo Washington Turpo; Copaja, Stefany Juliana Noa.

Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology - Selected Papers from ICITED 2021. ed. / Anabela Mesquita; António Abreu; João Vidal Carvalho. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022. p. 323-341 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 256).

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De La Cruz KML, Gebera OWT, Copaja SJN. Application of Gamification in Higher Education in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language. In Mesquita A, Abreu A, Carvalho JV, editors, Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology - Selected Papers from ICITED 2021. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2022. p. 323-341. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5063-5_27

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