Елена Пересада

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Gamifica'on  and  RPG  at  English  class  

Elena  Peresada      

 Elena  Peresada  •  Head  of  a  language  school    •  English  teacher  •  Teacher  trainer  •  Organise  TrendyEnglish.ru  conf  •  Founder  of  StudyCra@.org  project  

peressada@studycra@.org      peressada  

hDp://classdojo.com    

PBL  

…  but  gives  short  term  mo'va'on  …  students  focus  on  points,  not  English  

…  students  cheat  to  get  more  points  

Game  a-ributes  

•  Meaningful  Choices    •  Tries&Fails  

           

Haunted  House  

имеры  caves  

Ingrid  

Breaking  language  barrier  

 Dungeon  and  Dragons  1974  

 

RPG  

•  interac've  stories  •  basic  plot  elements  •  narra'ves  through  ac'ons  

RPGs  for  ESL  

•  Balloon  Debate      –  hDp://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/balloonDebate.htm    

•  Green  card  –  hDp://crackesl.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=43  

•  Alibi  –  hDp://bogglesworldesl.com/adultesl4.htm  

•  UFO  –  hDp://www.onestopenglish.com/methodology/minimal-­‐resources/skills/minimal-­‐resources-­‐role-­‐plays-­‐and-­‐discussion/146559.ar'cle    

RPGs  Benefits  

•  Real  use  of  the  language  

•  Emo'onally  charged  •  Posi've  effect  on  student  socializa'on  skills    

       

hDp://interac'vedramas.info/papers/phillipsrpgclass.pdf    

Low  level  and  target  language  

Scene  1  

We  are  entering  Daniel’s  room.  Let’s  find  some  clues  which  are  hidden  in  dangerous  places.  The  room  is  on  the  second  floor.  It’s  big  and  light.  There  is  an  open  window  (dangerous/you  can  fall  out  and  hurt  yourself).  By  the  window,  there  is  a  table.  On  the  table,  there  is  a  boDle  with  a  skeleton  (dangerous/you  can  poison  yourself  if  you  swallow  it).  Also,  there  is  a  cup  with  hot  water.  (dangerous/you  can  scald  ….  

Scene  2  

You  can  see  a  big  aquarium  in  the  middle  of  the  room.  Warn  your  partners.  You  can  see  a  keDle  with  hot  water  on  the  floor.  Warn  your  partners.  You  can  see  a  big  knife  on  the  table.  Warn  your  partners.    

Scene  3  

RPG  from  a  scratch  

•  PC  •  NPC  •  Keep  the  game  as  simple  as  possible  

•  Focus  on  conversa'ons  between  PCs  and  NPCs  

•  Think  about  at  least  3  obstacles  

“Like  life,  it's  not  so  much  whether  you  win  or  lose,  but  how  you  play  the  game”      

—  Stephen  StraDon    What  Is  Role-­‐Playing  

How  to  gamify  your  English  class  

 

December,  12  studycraI.ru  

Level  А2        studycraI.ru  

Ø Ingrid  (Present  Simple  vs  Present  Con'nuous,  Daily  Life)  

Ø Haunted  House  (Past  Simple,  Safety  at  home)  Ø Doom’s  Day  (Verb  paDerns,  Hobby)  Ø Avatars  (Compara've  and  Superla've  Adj,  Clothes  and  Accessories)  

Ø To  be  a  Champion  (Modal  verbs,  Keep  fit)  

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