基于数字游戏的外语学习研究

A Review of Digital Game-based Foreign Language Learning

基于数字游戏的外语学习是近年来国外的一个研究热点。有两大研究主题:(1)数字游戏提供了一个真实的语言环境,让玩家/学习者使用目标语进行广泛互动;(2)数字游戏能够激发外语学习动机、促进语言社交和团队协作。最适宜外语学习的游戏类型是大型多人在线角色扮演游戏;最受关注的学习者群体是大学生。未来的研究重点是数字游戏的设计特征能引发何种具体的外语学习活动,如何在操作层面将游戏有效融入正式的课程教学。

Digital game-based language learning(DGBLL)has increasingly received attention.Recent studies focus on two themes:(1)the authentic and meaningful communication environment provided by games in which the player/learner interacts extensively with the game and other players in target language,and(2)positive effects of gaming on affective factors such as motivation through engagement,willingness to communicate,language socialization and coordination.The most promising type of games is MMORPG,and subjects are often undergraduates.Further studies will be on how game features induce specific aspects of learning,and how games are effectively integrated in curriculum.