Does Game-Based Vocabulary Learning APP Influence Chinese EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Achievement, Motivation, and Self-Confidence?

Game-based vocabulary learning that is well documented to improve students’ vocabulary learning outcomes is gaining increasing attention. However, no consensus has been reached regarding the impact of game-based vocabulary learning application (APP) on the vocabulary learning achievement, motivation...

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Published in:SAGE open 2021-01, Vol.11 (1)
Main Author: Li, Rui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Chinese languages
College Students
Confidence
English (Second Language)
English as a second language
English as a second language learning
Foreign Countries
Game Based Learning
Instructional Effectiveness
Learning outcomes
Motivation
Quasi-experimental methods
Second Language Learning
Second language vocabulary learning
Self Esteem
Student Motivation
Students
Vocabulary Development
Word lists
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Summary:Game-based vocabulary learning that is well documented to improve students’ vocabulary learning outcomes is gaining increasing attention. However, no consensus has been reached regarding the impact of game-based vocabulary learning application (APP) on the vocabulary learning achievement, motivation, and self-confidence among Chinese EFL (English as a foreign language) students, so large a population that should never be neglected. To address the issues, a total of 70 college students in two groups participated in a quasi-experiment. One is the experimental group in which students received the game-based vocabulary learning; the other is the control group in which students received the conventional paper-based wordlist learning. Each group consisted of 35 students. The experiment was carried out to evaluate how the implementation of game-based vocabulary learning influences students’ vocabulary learning achievement, motivation, and self-confidence. In addition, a regression analysis was exploited to examine the influence of motivation and self-confidence on vocabulary achievement. Results demonstrated that the game-based vocabulary learning APP benefited students in vocabulary achievement, motivation, and self-confidence. Furthermore, learning self-confidence and motivation did not predict learning achievement. Implications of the study were also given.
ISSN:2158-2440
2158-2440
DOI:10.1177/21582440211003092