Exploring the relationship between digital gaming, language attitudes, and academic success in EFL university students

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<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024093320/pdfft?md5=1539e0f2fca0dbe2f0dbcb3cd6793421&pid=1-s2.0-S2405844024093320-main.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024093320/pdfft?md5=1539e0f2fca0dbe2f0dbcb3cd6793421&pid=1-s2.0-S2405844024093320-main.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33301" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33301</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Exploring the relationship between digital gaming, language attitudes, and academic success in EFL university students
Original language description
The potential of digital games in education has been widely discussed, yet there is a significant gap in the literature regarding their influence on foreign language learning, particularly in Central Europe, and using mixed-method research designs. This study aims to fill this gap by providing empirical data from a new cultural context. Using a mixed-method research design, it investigates the impact of gaming on language learning outcomes of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) university students. A total of 99 Slovak university students of English as a foreign language were selected by convenience sampling, of which 10 were chosen for qualitative interviews to triangulate the data. The results reveal a significant improvement in vocabulary knowledge and a reported increase in positive language attitudes among gamers compared to non-gamers, with no significant difference in grade point averages between the two groups. These findings highlight the potential of digital gaming to enhance vocabulary learning and foster positive attitudes towards language learning among EFL students. Recommendations for future research are provided.
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60203 - Linguistics

Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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