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A brand new research simply got here out highlighting the effectiveness of “gamifying” writing instruction for “higher intermediate” English Language Learners.
The research is titled Sport on: enhancing argumentative writing with digital gamification. That hyperlinks is behind a paywall. Nonetheless, the authors have positioned a hyperlink right here that claims fifty folks can entry it.
Within the research, they’d college students use a web-based recreation known as “Argument Enviornment.” I assume they created it since I can’t discover it on-line. Nonetheless, it sounds similar to the web recreation Franksenstories (see “FRANKENSTORIES” IS A QUIZIZZ/KAHOOT-LIKE GAME FOR WRITING). ADDENDUM: Groovelit is one other good choice.
I haven’t tried the web recreation since I’ve simply been instructing ELL Newcomers the previous few years, and I don’t suppose it really works with that English proficiency degree. Nonetheless, I’d give it a attempt if I used to be instructing Intermediates or above, and even English-proficient college students.
I’ve, although, tried instructing writing by means of video games utilizing mini-whiteboards. You possibly can examine these experiences at A LOOK BACK: HOW I TURNED A LESSON ON WRITING GOOD SUMMARIES INTO A GAME – IT WORKED! and at THIS NEW EDUTOPIA VIDEO THAT TURNED WRITING ARGUMENT PARAGRAPHS INTO A GAME HAS GIVEN ME AN IDEA…
Have you ever had any success at “gamifying” writing instruction?