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Jadán Guerrero, Janio
Dragon Ball Z, The Legendary Tribes: A Gamified Experience in English
Used of Cloud Computing Tools and Importance for Learning English as a Foring Language
2024
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Harry Chica
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Marcos Chacón-Castro
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Jadán Guerrero, Janio
Gamification is a methodology as well as a ludic medium that is growing in popularity and is increasingly used to motivate students and enable active learning. The objective of this research is to design and evaluate a contextualized gamification such as “Dragon Ball Z” to improve the communicative skills of students in a high school in Colombia at A1 level of English. This study used a mixed non-experimental design approach, where an intervention was conducted with a sample of 22 high school students, divided into 4 groups (tribes). For the application, interactive digital tools were used in a series of 26 sessions composed of activities divided into “missions”, which allowed students to acquire English skills in a playful and participatory way. Students’ progress was assessed using rubrics and qualitative data were collected. Finally, it was shown to be a successful strategy for learning English; this methodology generated a playful, motivating and enriching environment, which promoted student participation, interest and meaningful learning. The results support the importance of using this type of strategies in language teaching, and suggest that contextualizing learning methods to the students’ current context can improve their academic performance and classroom participation.
2024
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Quezada-Sarmiento, Pablo Alejandro
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Jadán Guerrero, Janio
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Christian Junior Arrobo-Ordoñez
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Mónica Consuelo Sarauz-Montalvo
The research aimed to demonstrate how using cloud computing tools as technology to learn the English language can enhance communication skills. This improvement allows individuals to better express actions, emotions, and intentions in both personal and professional settings. There is a growing emphasis on enhancing educational methods, teaching strategies, and integrating technology in foreign language education. Technology transforms outdated teaching approaches, placing communication skills at the core of language acquisition. Continuous innovation is crucial for advancing education, mainly by developing new teaching methods and technological tools that support learning, even from home. Educators, who play a pivotal and integral role in motivating students to utilize these tools to enhance their learning experience, need to become proficient in new language teaching technologies.