A Pilot Ethnographic Study of Gamified English Learning Among Primary Four and Five Students in a Rural Chinese Primary School

Na Meng, Shum Yi Cameron Lee, Samuel Kai Wah Chu

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Abstract

This pilot ethnographic study examines the feasibility of learning English with a gamified English e-learning platform among Primary Four (P4) and Primary Five (P5) students in a remote primary school in Henan, China. Forty-one students participated in a summer reading camp where the gamified platform in question was used. Results show that following 4 weeks of playing on the gamified platform, the majority of students developed substantial interest in reading more English books upon the fulfillment of their innate psychological needs for competence, relatedness and autonomy. The authors conclude that under a self-determination framework, the gamified platform has been effective in helping Chinese students in a rural community to learn English.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDiversity, Divergence, Dialogue - 16th International Conference, iConference 2021, Proceedings
EditorsKatharina Toeppe, Hui Yan, Samuel Kai Chu
Pages575-586
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event16th International Conference on Diversity, Divergence, Dialogue, iConference 2021 - Beijing, China
Duration: 17 Mar 202131 Mar 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12645 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Diversity, Divergence, Dialogue, iConference 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period17/03/2131/03/21

Keywords

  • English reading literacy
  • Ethnographic study
  • Gamification
  • Rural school
  • Self-determination theory

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