DIGITAL GAMINGDIGITAL GAMING

CI 7070

Ahmed Fahad

Three Games for ESL FieldThree Games for ESL Field

Second Life

Whyville (Word Frog)

Word Drop

Second LifeSecond Life

http://secondlife.com

Why Second LifeWhy Second Life

It is social networking and very popular with a research proven effect.

Usually free

It helps ESL learners communicate in English in a less threatening environment as it is computer mediated communication

It enhances collaborative sense of work

Why Second LifeWhy Second Life

It is a real tool for the teacher to simulate real situations. This is a must requirement for ESL classes

It has several educational tools that can be used and be adapted to the needs of classes such as quizzes, evaluation and creation of enviroment.

Whyville (Word Frog)Whyville (Word Frog)

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/frog/frog.html

BackgroundBackground

Whyville is learning based games that has started in1999 at the very outset of the existence of virtual world. It has 6.5 million registered users. I am a fan of its founder James bower and his sparking presentations on game based learning. He thinks Text-books are dying

Why Word Frog?Why Word Frog?

Whyville is mainly STEM based, but due to its popularity and strengths I chose it. It has several embedded games that are a great tool for teaching English as a second language. Word Frog is such one powerful tool.

Why Whyville?Why Whyville?

Easy sign up and user friendly enviroment.

It has a very nice chat features that help ESL learners communicate in English.

Many mini games sich as Workd Fron and Grammar Ninja that are efective for basic composnents of learning Second language.

Word Frog is amazing as it helps improve vocabulary in such a critical and fun way.

World drop gameWorld drop game

http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/b/http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/b/

Why Word DropWhy Word Drop

It is easy, online and no sign up is required.There are a lot of creative ways to play games through which more vocabulary is learnt such as animals, bank, body, city..etc. It also enhances the students’ critical thinking, besides being fun. It also has an android app.