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Beyond Hidden Bodies and Lost Pigs: Student Perceptions of Foreign Language Learning with Interactive Fiction

Beyond Hidden Bodies and Lost Pigs: Student Perceptions of Foreign Language Learning with Interactive Fiction

Joe Pereira
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 31
ISBN13: 9781466628489|ISBN10: 1466628480|EISBN13: 9781466628496
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch004
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Pereira, Joe. "Beyond Hidden Bodies and Lost Pigs: Student Perceptions of Foreign Language Learning with Interactive Fiction." Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies, edited by Youngkyun Baek and Nicola Whitton, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 50-80. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch004

APA

Pereira, J. (2013). Beyond Hidden Bodies and Lost Pigs: Student Perceptions of Foreign Language Learning with Interactive Fiction. In Y. Baek & N. Whitton (Eds.), Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies (pp. 50-80). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch004

Chicago

Pereira, Joe. "Beyond Hidden Bodies and Lost Pigs: Student Perceptions of Foreign Language Learning with Interactive Fiction." In Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies, edited by Youngkyun Baek and Nicola Whitton, 50-80. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch004

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Abstract

Interactive Fiction is a text-based genre of video game which blends participatory storytelling, the exploration of virtual worlds, and logical puzzle-solving. As it is a form of electronic literature as well as a form of video game, and it is compatible with the principles of second language acquisition, it can be used for digital game-based language learning. This chapter presents a case study on the perceptions of learners of English as a foreign language on the use of Interactive Fiction to practise language skills, particularly as a means of improving reading for fluency. The games played by the learners were 9:05 and Lost Pig, and the results produced by the study provided positive evidence towards the use of Interactive Fiction as an engaging language learning tool.

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