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Analyzing Game Interfaces for Adapting Games in English Learning and Teaching

영어 교수학습에 활용 가능한 게임 인터페이스 분석

  • Won, Eun-Sok (Dept. of Liberal Arts Education Center of Mokwon University)
  • 원은석 (목원대학교 교양교육원)
  • Received : 2015.03.16
  • Accepted : 2015.04.17
  • Published : 2015.04.20
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Abstract

As Smart-Learning has widely spread based on the advances of smart technologies in recent days, utilization of digital content has gradually become popular in English education. Considering the present situation, therefore, it can be predicted that games will draw attention as one of the commonly utilized digital contents in the English education field. This study focuses on finding out the major interfaces in game which could be applied properly to English learning and teaching activities. To achieve the research goals, this study elicited games which were able to represent their own genre and analyzed the aforementioned games by monitoring players' gameplay video clips to determine the interfaces which got the most selections. After that, this study examined the major interfaces to find out relative linguistic attributes. By synthesizing these results and methodological aspects of the English learning and teaching, this paper suggests game interfaces, which could be applied appropriately to teaching and learning in English education.

최근 스마트 기술의 발전과 함께 스마트 러닝이 대두되면서 영어교육 분야에서도 디지털콘텐츠의 활용이 점차 활성화되고 있다. 이러한 상황을 고려했을 때, 향후 영어교육에서 활용되는 디지털 콘텐츠로 게임이 부각될 것으로 예상된다. 본 연구는 영어교수학습 활동에 적절하게 활용할 수 있는 게임의 인터페이스는 어떤 것들이 있는지 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 각 게임 장르 별 대표게임을 선정하고 해당 게임의 플레이 과정을 분석하여 가장 많이 활용되는 인터페이스를 도출한 다음, 해당 인터페이스의 언어적 특성을 분석해 보았다. 그리고 인터페이스 분석 결과와 영어교수학습 방법의 특성을 종합하여 교수학습 방식에 따라 활용 가능한 게임 인터페이스를 제시해 보았다.

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