Game-based Language Learning in the ESL classroom: Application to the study of irregular verbs

Identifier:  TFG:4373

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG4373

Authors:  Lancharro Jurado, Ismael

Abstract:
The following dissertation seeks to examine whether GBLL is effective for reinforcing the knowledge of irregular verbs in L2 English learners from Catalunya. To test this effectivity, a total of fifteen A2 English L2 students from a local English academy were divided into control and experiment group and tested through a pre-test/post-test methodology. The experiment group was taught through a game, whilst the control group was taught the same contents through the traditional method. Tests’ results show a clear improvement in the outcomes of the experiment group to the detriment of the control and suggest that GBL positively reinforces the knowledge of irregular verbs in Catalan students with English as L2.