Digital Games and Language Learning

Mark Peterson is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Kyoto University, Japan.Kasumi Yamazaki is Associate Professor of Japanese at the University of Toledo, USA.Michael Thomas is Professor of Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

This edited book is an ideal choice for readers willing to learn about the status quo of digital games in language education. It is particularly informative and valuable for language teachers who attempt to use digital games in their instructional practices ... this book makes a timely contribution to this research area as it demonstrates the breadth of topics for investigation and the pedagogical potential of digital games for language education.

• PrefaceForeword, Jozef Colpert (The University of Antwerp, Belgium)Acknowledgements1. Digital Games and Language Learning: The State of Play, Mark Peterson (Kyoto University Japan), Kasumi Yamazaki (University of Toledo, USA) and Michael Thomas (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)Part I: Theory and Research2. A Critical Review of Game-Based Learning, Gamification and Second Language Acquisition, Silvia Benini (University of Limerick, Ireland) and Michael Thomas (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)3. Second Language Development in the Context of Massively Multiplayer Online Games: Theoretical Perspectives, Nasser Jabbari (University of Essex, UK)4. Not All MMOGs are Created Equal: A Design-Informed Approach to the Study of L2 Learning in Multiplayer Online Games, Jonathon Reinhardt (University of Arizona, USA)5. Human Linguistics as a Framework for Analyzing Simulation-Gaming, Douglas W. Coleman (University of Toledo, USA)Part II: Development and Implementation of Digital Games in CALL6. Playing with Digital Game Pedagogies, Alex Bacalja and Kate Euphemia Clark (University of Melbourne, Australia) 7. The Use of Avatars in Digital Role-Playing Games (RPGS ) in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Charly Harbord, Euan Dempster and Darshana Jayemanne (Abertay University, UK)8. Reinforcing International Students’ Language Skills for Disaster Preparedness, Kazuhiro Yonemoto (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)9.The Relationship between Extramural Digital Gameplay and 21st Century Skills in the Language Classroom, Daniel J. Mills and Benjamin Thanyawatpokin (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)10. Gaming as a Gateway to L2 English Learning, Liss Kerstin Sylven (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)Part III: Towards the Future of Game-Based Language Learning11. Issues in the Current State of Teaching Languages with Games, Benjamin Thanyawatpokin (Ritsumeikan University, Japan) and James York (Tokyo Denki University, Japan)12. Is Game-Based Language Teaching “Vaporware”?, Jonathan deHaan (University of Shizuoka, Japan)Index