Games and Multimedia in Foreign Language Learning -Using Back-story in Multimedia and Avatar-based Games to Engage Foreign Language Learners: A Pilot Study

Authors

  • Lili Teng Foti University of Connecticut
  • Robert D Hannafin University of Connecticut

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v3i3.259

Keywords:

multimedia, games, foreign language learning, back-story

Abstract


We set about to facilitate the learning of basic phrases in Mandarin Chinese among US college students in an interactive online environment. We designed two interactive web-based instructional modules that included animated movies, â??listen and repeat

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Published

2008-04-22

How to Cite

Foti, L. T., & Hannafin, R. D. (2008). Games and Multimedia in Foreign Language Learning -Using Back-story in Multimedia and Avatar-based Games to Engage Foreign Language Learners: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 3(3), pp. 40–44. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v3i3.259

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2008)

Section

Short Papers

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