Gather.Town: A Gamification Tool to Promote Engagement and Establish Online Learning Communities for Language Learners-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Gather.Town: A Gamification Tool to Promote Engagement and Establish Online Learning Communities for Language Learners

Published:2022-05-09 Issue: Volume: Page:003368822210972
ISSN:0033-6882
Container-title:RELC Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:RELC Journal

Author:

Zhao Xin¹^ORCID,McClure Colin Derek²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Information School, University of Sheffield, UK

2. School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Abstract

The use of virtual learning communities has shown great potential for language education. Research suggests that video-conferencing technology can assist teachers in creating such communities for second-language teaching. Gather.Town is a gamified, video-conferencing platform that revolutionizes the traditional static video-conferencing experience for language learners. It provides users with a 2D map with avatar-based game features utilizing proximity-based video-conferencing functionality which enhance student online engagement and promote interaction that resembles real-life conditions. Gather.Town has received increasing attention from educational researchers since its launch in May 2020; however, its adoption in language classrooms has not yet been explored. This review paper aims to introduce Gather.Town to language teachers and researchers to enhance student engagement in virtual learning communities.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Linguistics and Language,Education,Language and Linguistics

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00336882221097216

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