Learning as adventure: An app designed with gamification elements to facilitate language learning

Leijing Zhou; Jie Yu; Chun’An Liao; Yan Shi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58481-2_21

Learning as adventure: An app designed with gamification elements to facilitate language learning

Leijing Zhou^*
, Jie Yu
, Chun’An Liao
, Yan Shi

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management Systems

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13 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The increasing spread of mobile technologies provides educators and developers with more opportunities for creating a wider range of education tools. In this paper we propose a game-based language learning system called ADVENTURE to improve the learners’ skills for language learning and self-motivation to learn. Firstly we introduce a focus group conducted to understand learners’ needs and language learning behavior, then we review some of the background research works in the field of gamification and language learning. Following the research finding and user study, the paper presents the design and development of ADVENTURE which creates immersive experience for language learners. The application adds not only the gamification elements included game mechanism and the aesthetics but also the elements in the process of learning. The final output reaches the target of improving the learning efficiency and interesting the progress of learning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI in Business, Government and Organizations
Subtitle of host publication	Interacting with Information Systems - 4th International Conference, HCIBGO 2017 Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Proceedings
Editors	Chuan-Hoo Tan, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	266-275
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783319584805
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58481-2_21
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	4th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction , HCI 2017 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 9 Jul 2017 → 14 Jul 2017

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	10293 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	4th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction , HCI 2017
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	9/07/17 → 14/07/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Free Keywords

Gamification elements
Language learning
Mobile application design
Motivation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Zhou, L., Yu, J., Liao, CA., & Shi, Y. (2017). Learning as adventure: An app designed with gamification elements to facilitate language learning. In C.-H. Tan, & F. F.-H. Nah (Eds.), HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: Interacting with Information Systems - 4th International Conference, HCIBGO 2017 Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Proceedings (pp. 266-275). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10293 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58481-2_21

Zhou, Leijing ; Yu, Jie ; Liao, Chun’An et al. / Learning as adventure : An app designed with gamification elements to facilitate language learning. HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: Interacting with Information Systems - 4th International Conference, HCIBGO 2017 Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Proceedings. editor / Chuan-Hoo Tan ; Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah. Springer Verlag, 2017. pp. 266-275 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Zhou, L, Yu, J, Liao, CA & Shi, Y 2017, Learning as adventure: An app designed with gamification elements to facilitate language learning. in C-H Tan & FF-H Nah (eds), HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: Interacting with Information Systems - 4th International Conference, HCIBGO 2017 Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 10293 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 266-275, 4th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction , HCI 2017, Vancouver, Canada, 9/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58481-2_21

Learning as adventure: An app designed with gamification elements to facilitate language learning. / Zhou, Leijing; Yu, Jie; Liao, Chun’An et al.
HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: Interacting with Information Systems - 4th International Conference, HCIBGO 2017 Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Proceedings. ed. / Chuan-Hoo Tan; Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah. Springer Verlag, 2017. p. 266-275 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10293 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Zhou L, Yu J, Liao CA, Shi Y. Learning as adventure: An app designed with gamification elements to facilitate language learning. In Tan CH, Nah FFH, editors, HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: Interacting with Information Systems - 4th International Conference, HCIBGO 2017 Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2017. p. 266-275. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58481-2_21

Learning as adventure: An app designed with gamification elements to facilitate language learning

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