The use of vocabulary learning strategies in an MMORPG among Southeast Asian ESL players
This paper describes a study on the Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLS) used by players from Southeast Asia in an MMORPG called Final Fantasy XIV. The objective is to identify the strategies the players used and their opinions of the game as a platform to assist their vocabulary learning. Fifty p...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2021
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18429/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18429/1/51477-173356-2-PB.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper describes a study on the Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLS) used by players from Southeast Asia
in an MMORPG called Final Fantasy XIV. The objective is to identify the strategies the players used and their
opinions of the game as a platform to assist their vocabulary learning. Fifty players who met the requirements of
the study were selected and a survey was administered via a questionnaire (Cronbach’s Alpha values 0.824 and
0.758). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results showed that Activation Strategies were the
most preferred strategy while Cognitive Strategies were the least preferred. The players also reported a generally
favorable opinion of the game as a method to learn and acquire English vocabulary. MMORPGs have been shown
to be a viable tool for informal language learning and a suggestion is made on how language teachers may take
advantage of this. |
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