探討EFL學習者使用Facebook英文介面遊戲在英文單字習得上的成效及學習認知

Utilizing a Facebook Online Game for Language Learning: EFL Learners’ Perceptions and Vocabulary Acquisition

許筑雅(Chu-Ya Hsu)

指導教授 ： 宋正邦

中原大學/人文與教育學院/應用外語研究所/碩士(2013年)

https://doi.org/10.6840/cycu201300092

摘要

遊戲學習的論點已被廣泛的探究，而進一步將遊戲融入英語學習的概念也廣為所接受。本研究旨在探討EFL學習者使用Facebook英文介面遊戲在英語單字習得上的成效及學習認知。本研究對象以台灣一群二十幾歲的EFL非英語主修的學習者為例，共計三十位。研究進行約一個月共記二十小時的線上英語遊戲單字學習。資料收集和分析同時採用量化與質化，而研究工具分別為問卷調查、訪談和單字測驗考。研究結果指出，透過結合英語線上遊戲在單字學習上，能有效增進英語單字的習得。學習者表示將遊戲融入英語學習，能強化他們的英文學習成效。研究結果亦發現透過英語線上遊戲學習英文單字的方式，能有效改善學生英語學習態度和提升英語學習動機。量化和質化的分析結果均顯示結合英語線上遊戲在英文單字之學習上可以產生正面的影響。

關鍵字

外語教育 ； 英語學習 ； 單字學習 ； 遊戲學習 ； 外語學習

並列摘要

Game-based learning has been extensively investigated, and the concept of incorporating games into English learning is widely accepted. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of using the Facebook online game, Restaurant City, as an English learning tool to facilitate vocabulary acquisition, and the additional purpose is to investigate learners’ learning perceptions. Using a group of non-English major learners in their twenties as an example, the target population was 30 Taiwanese EFL Facebook users. The experimental sequence of the study took approximately twenty hours spread over one month. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to collect and analyze data. The instruments used include a questionnaire, interview, and vocabulary test. The results confirmed that incorporating an online game-based method in English vocabulary learning facilitated learners’ vocabulary acquisition. Learners indicated that the combination of gaming and learning can reinforce their English learning. It was revealed that an online game-based learning method is effective in promoting motivation and changing attitudes toward English learning. Both quantitative and qualitative results derived from the experiment led to the conclusion that applying an online game-based learning strategy into English vocabulary learning can yield positive learning effects for the learners.

並列關鍵字

English learning ； vocabulary learning ； game-based learning ； foreign language education ； English as a foreign language (EFL)

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