Gamification of Virtual Language Learning: A Case Study with Thai Undergraduate Students

Gamification of learning in higher education has been used as an educational tool to motivate and engage students. Despite its positive impacts demonstrated the existing body knowledge, some adversaries are concerned with decline learners’ intrinsic motivation becoming independent extrinsic rewards. This research aims design a user-centered meaningful gamification framework for students who explicitly English second language resolve these adversaries. The empirical data this study was collected through focus group discussion. It conducted obtain students’ factors that would contribute learning. Based on outcome, course using management system embedded features will be best suited specific affordances rewards, levels, badges, points. practical implications gain more in-depth understanding motivations learning, which is crucial creating game design.