Does Game-Based Vocabulary Learning APP Influence Chinese EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Achievement, Motivation, and Self-Confidence?

• Published in: SAGE open Vol. 11; no. 1
• Main Author: Li, Rui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Achievement motivation; Chinese languages; College Students; Confidence; Control Groups; English (Second Language); English as a second language; English as a second language learning; English Learners; Experimental Groups; Foreign Countries; Game Based Learning; Games; Instructional Effectiveness; Learning outcomes; Motivation; Quasi-experimental methods; Second Language Learning; Second language vocabulary learning; Self Esteem; Student Motivation; Students; Vocabulary Development; Word lists; China; game-based vocabulary learning; EFL; self-confidence; quasi-experiment; motivation

Game-based vocabulary learning that is well documented to improve students’ vocabulary learning outcomes is gaining increasing attention. However, no consensus has been reached regarding the impact of game-based vocabulary learning application (APP) on the vocabulary learning achievement, motivation...