Sustaining Vocabulary Acquisition through Computer Game: A Case Study

enhanced efl listening skill through computer-assisted vocabulary glossing

abstract listening is a key and main tool in second language skill and its development is of prime concern to teachers and learners. furthermore, the application of technology in language classrooms has become more commonplace in the last fifty years. computer and the internet have made foreign language materials easy to access and use. so, the present study is an attempt to examine the effec...

Vocabulary Acquisition through Frequency Exposure via Reading

Semantic Boggle: A Game for Vocabulary Acquisition

Learning a new language is a difficult endeavor, the main encountered problem being vocabulary acquisition. The learning process can be improved through visual representations of coherent contexts, best represented in serious games. The game described in this paper, Semantic Boggle, is a serious game that exercises vocabulary. It is based on the traditional word-guessing game, but it brings edu...

Vocabulary Acquisition through Extensive Reading

Vocabulary acquisition through extensive reading is significant and should be treated with substantial concern. Learning the usage and meaning of words incidentally in their contexts and developing inferencing skill to understand unknown words during extensive reading is a powerful contributor to vocabulary growth. Research showing that incidental vocabulary acquisition through extensive readin...

Rainbow rummy: a web-based game for vocabulary acquisition using computer-directed speech

This paper describes a new on-line game we have developed which allows learners of Chinese or English to practice speaking in a communicative setting. Game play resembles gin rummy or Mah Jong, and is intended to be sufficiently engaging to invite persistent replay. Students compete in a social game against other students at remote settings, or they can play against a robotic partner. A user st...