KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Daniel James Mills, Ritsumeikan University
Jeremy White, Ritsumeikan University
Acceptance and Usage of Digital Games in CALL
Abstract
The presenters will deliver the results of a much-needed study in the field of digital game facilitated language learning conducted at a large private university in Japan. This presentation will show the results of a survey study of two hundred and twenty-two undergraduate students regarding their attitudes, perceptions, and usage of digital games for language study. The results of this study showed that most participants perceived digital games as a positive addition to language study at the university level. However, a small minority of the research participants expressed concern that the use of games could have a negative impact on the users' health and may not be effective in facilitating language learning.
Biographicals
Daniel James Mills is a lecturer of English as A Foreign Language at Ritsumeikan University in Shiga, Japan. He holds a doctorate in instructional technology from the University of Wyoming. His research interests include informal learning, mobile-assisted language learning, and digital games.
Jeremy White is an Associate Professor in the College of Information Science and Engineering, at Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan. Jeremy has a keen interest in researching CALL, MALL, and game-based learning in the Japanese context. He has authored and co-authored several papers in these fields in recent years.
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