Defining Game-Mediated Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: A Review

The game-mediated second and foreign language (GML2) field investigates how games can be used in facilitating L2 teaching and learning. This review explores how researchers define and differentiate among GML2 practices. A total of 51 publications from 2010 to 2021 were analyzed, revealing that only...

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Published inInternational journal of game-based learning Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
Main Authors Gao, Yuchan, Gee, Elisabeth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hershey IGI Global 01.01.2023
Subjects
Educational Benefits
Educational Games
Empirical analysis
Foreign languages
Game Based Learning
Games
Learning
Learning Processes
Periodicals
Research Reports
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Teaching Methods
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Summary:The game-mediated second and foreign language (GML2) field investigates how games can be used in facilitating L2 teaching and learning. This review explores how researchers define and differentiate among GML2 practices. A total of 51 publications from 2010 to 2021 were analyzed, revealing that only 40% of the publications defined GML2 practices, with the majority focused on the use of educational games. A key recommendation is that scholars clearly define specific types of GML2 practices in their empirical and conceptual work to build a more coherent body of scholarship.
ISSN:2155-6849
2155-6857
DOI:10.4018/ijgbl.323210