Description
Language learning thrives on interaction and meaningful use that games naturally create. Thoughtfully designed games can transform classrooms into dynamic spaces where students can experiment with language and engage deeply with better communication. It is essential to explore how games support vocabulary development and learner autonomy, demonstrating that game-based play is not a distraction from learning but a powerful tool to linguistic competence.
Game-Based Approaches to Language Teaching and Learning contributes an array of game-based strategies for enhancing language development. These can be used in improving language teaching by empowering teachers with knowledge of how games can increase the learners’ motivation, engagement, and self-regulation in task performance. Covering topics such as language teaching, game-based learning, and education psychology, this book is an excellent resource for educators, educational institutions, technology developers, educational psychologists, researchers, and graduate students.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Millicent Ngema (Ed.)
Millicent Ngema
is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of South Africa. She has Doctoral degree in Education (DEd) obtained at the University of South Africa in 2016. With a background in primary education, she has contributed to developing reading materials that have been translated into various African languages. She has also written study materials and articles to help learners transition from their mother tongue to English as an additional language. Her research interests include teacher professional development, literacy in African languages, and early childhood education. She has published articles and presented at national conferences, focusing on practical solutions for teachers and improving educational outcomes in under-resourced areas.
Nkidi Phatudi (Ed.)
Nkidi Phatudi
is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education, College of Education at the University of South Africa (UNISA). She is the past head of the department of ECD at UNISA. Her research interests are transitions in the early years and the teaching and learning of literacy in the Foundation Phase. She has published articles in transition of children and authored/ edited books on language teaching and recently was one of the coauthors of a book in Leadership in ECD: Global Perspectives on Leadership in Early Childhood Education published by Helsinki University Press.