Grammatical Conspiracy Escape Room: an Educational Proposal to Revise the English Passive Voice
This research analyzes how gamification, specifically Escape Rooms (ERs), contributes to improving students’ motivation in learning the English passive voice. The study analyzes the effectiveness of ERs in English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms for improving L2 English learners’ understanding...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Valladolid |
| Repositorio: | UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/72839 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/72839 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Escape Rooms Passive voice Challenges Bilinguals Non-bilinguals Motivation Voz pasiva Desafíos Bilingües No bilingües Motivación 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas |
| Sumario: | This research analyzes how gamification, specifically Escape Rooms (ERs), contributes to improving students’ motivation in learning the English passive voice. The study analyzes the effectiveness of ERs in English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms for improving L2 English learners’ understanding and usage of the English passive voice. It involved 38 adolescents, both bilingual and non-bilingual, who engaged in a passive-voice themed ER to verify whether i) the English passive voice poses challenges for L2 learners, ii) the ER enhances the participants’ understanding and usage of this grammatical structure, iii) the same ER could be utilized with the two types of participants, and iv) the ER motivates the participants. Results showed that both groups struggled with the passive voice, especially with its usage, but improved by 50% after participating in the ER. Additionally, the bilingual group expressed interest in more challenging puzzles, while both groups were motivated by the experience. These findings suggest that educational ERs are effective learning tools for complex grammatical structures in ESL classrooms. |
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