MULTIMEDIA GAME „I SPY” IN THE LIGHT OF AN ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES’ASSUMPTIONS Cover Image

MULTIMEDIALNA GRA „I SPY” W ŚWIETLE ZAŁOŻEŃ PODEJŚCIA ZADANIOWEGO DO NAUCZANIA I UCZENIA SIĘ JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH
MULTIMEDIA GAME „I SPY” IN THE LIGHT OF AN ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES’ASSUMPTIONS

Author(s): Grażyna Zarzycka, Sławomir Rudziński
Subject(s): Language studies, Education, Foreign languages learning, Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: electronic media; multimedia game; educational game; teaching and learning foreign languages; Polish as a foreign language; ludic approach; an action-oriented approach;

Summary/Abstract: The multimedia educational game I SPY is addressed to the A2–B1 level learners of six European languages: English, Dutch, Spanish, German, Romanian, and Polish. The game was created by the international team with the participation of the University of Łódź School of Polish for Foreigners. The authors of the article, and co-creators of Polish version of the game as well, present the game as an effective tool for realization of the assumptions of the ludic and action-oriented approaches to learning and teaching foreign languages. In the main, analytical, part of the article, the authors concentrate on defining the effectiveness of the game in making learners undertake the linguistic activities in order to perform various tasks set in the game.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 249-259
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish