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Beyond Hidden Bodies and Lost Pigs: Student Perceptions of Foreign Language Learning with Interactive Fiction

Beyond Hidden Bodies and Lost Pigs: Student Perceptions of Foreign Language Learning with Interactive Fiction
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Author(s): Joe Pereira (British Council, Portugal)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 31
Source title: Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Youngkyun Baek (Boise State University, USA)and Nicola Whitton (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch004

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Abstract

Interactive Fiction is a text-based genre of video game which blends participatory storytelling, the exploration of virtual worlds, and logical puzzle-solving. As it is a form of electronic literature as well as a form of video game, and it is compatible with the principles of second language acquisition, it can be used for digital game-based language learning. This chapter presents a case study on the perceptions of learners of English as a foreign language on the use of Interactive Fiction to practise language skills, particularly as a means of improving reading for fluency. The games played by the learners were 9:05 and Lost Pig, and the results produced by the study provided positive evidence towards the use of Interactive Fiction as an engaging language learning tool.

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