GAMIFICATION IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM: ACTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE
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The use of the elements of game design in non-games, known as gamification, has turned out to be a widely used tool of instruction in language pedagogy. The paper will examine the effects of gamification on student interaction and academic performance in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. Particularly, its comparison is made between the application of gamified tools such as Kahoot and Quizizz and the conventional approach to evaluation. In a quasi-experimental study with 40 EFL students in six weeks, the results indicate that the gamified learning conditions elevate the engagement levels of learners, decrease test anxiety, and provide relatively high academic benefits. The findings confirm use of gamification as an adjunct pedagogical practice in foreign language teaching-learning settings.
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