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Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(2), pp. 292 - 298
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090205
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Investigating the Potential of Online Video Games in Enhancing EFL Learners' Communication Skills
Ghaffour Mohamed Toufik 1, Sarnou Hanane 1,2,*
1 Department of English, Faculty of languages, Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria
2 DSPM Research Laboratory
ABSTRACT
The Information Age has paved immense pathways for the emergence of technology, which led to eventually a complete digitalization of our communities. An ideal example of this advent is the continued growth of online video games (OVG) worldwide between youngsters and adults. To this end, our primary purpose was to understand and learn more about the diverse effects of online video games on EFL learners at the extent to which OVGs can be applied, as a new technique in academic settings. To go deeply through this research, we selected age and gender as variables to investigate their influence on EFL learners鈥� communication skills and their intercultural communicative competence in online video games. We used a mixed-methods approach to collect relevant data for the current research study, including an online learners鈥� questionnaire, interviews, and in-game observations. The results revealed that online video games became beneficial and useful for learners of English as a foreign language. They help improve communication skills and intercultural communication skills in educational settings. However, the list of conditions should be checked for learning and communication in online video games.
KEYWORDS
Online Video Games, EFL Learners, Communication Skills, Intercultural Communicative Competence
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ghaffour Mohamed Toufik , Sarnou Hanane , "Investigating the Potential of Online Video Games in Enhancing EFL Learners' Communication Skills," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 292 - 298, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090205.
(b). APA Format:
Ghaffour Mohamed Toufik , Sarnou Hanane (2021). Investigating the Potential of Online Video Games in Enhancing EFL Learners' Communication Skills. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(2), 292 - 298. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090205.