Contributions and challenges of gamification in language teaching

a scoping review of international literature

Authors

  • Rafael Antonio Ferreira da Silva Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA, Bagé/RS - Brasil
  • Valesca Brasil Irala Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA, Bagé/RS - Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15536/thema.V23.2024.405-425.2749

Keywords:

language skills, platforms, gamification

Abstract

Learning additional languages nowadays is increasingly intertwined with technological means. Therefore, gamification, although not restricted to technological issues, given the popularization of mobile devices, emerges in the educational scenario as a possibility to motivate and engage students of different languages ​​through different platforms. Thus, this research aims to report, based on a scoping review, the contributions and possible challenges of gamification for language teaching in international research, based on articles published between the years 2014 and 2021 indexed in the Web of Science database. The following results were obtained from the 65 articles analyzed: vocabulary and grammar are the most prevalent aspects in the gamification proposals analyzed, in addition to the use of commercial platforms for this purpose; there is a strong relationship between gamification and motivation based on the research produced and also, many papers point to the relationship between gamification and learning in the research analyzed. In conclusion, the need for further research in this field is reinforced, especially the development of local platforms and the diversification of research focused on the learning of several languages, since English is the most researched language.

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Author Biographies

Rafael Antonio Ferreira da Silva, Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA, Bagé/RS - Brasil

Licenciado em Letras - Inglês, Espanhol e respectivas literaturas pela UNIPAMPA. 

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2156196784243190

Valesca Brasil Irala, Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA, Bagé/RS - Brasil

Professora Associada 3 na Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Doutora em Letras (Linguística Aplicada), pela Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPel) e fez seus estudos de Pós-doutorado na Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, na Universidad de la República (Uruguai). Atualmente atua no curso de graduação em Letras (Línguas Adicionais - Inglês e Espanhol) e no Mestrado Acadêmico em Ensino (MAE), no campus Bagé.  É líder do Grupo de Pesquisa sobre Aprendizagens, Metodologias e Avaliação (GAMA/registrado no Diretório de Grupos do CNPq), que apresenta uma perspectiva inter e transdisciplinar. Seus atuais interesses de pesquisa são: evasão, retenção, engajamento e avaliação no Ensino Superior. 

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7316864301240506

Published

2024-06-20

How to Cite

SILVA, R. A. F. da; IRALA, V. B. Contributions and challenges of gamification in language teaching: a scoping review of international literature. Revista Thema, Pelotas, v. 23, n. 2, p. 405–425, 2024. DOI: 10.15536/thema.V23.2024.405-425.2749. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifsul.edu.br/index.php/thema/article/view/2749. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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Linguística, Letras e Artes