文章基本信息

标题：The siLang Simulation Tool for Business Secondary Technical Education E.S.P. Students
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作者：Charilaos Tsihouridis ; Marianthi Batsila
期刊名称：International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
印刷版ISSN：1863-0383
出版年度：2016
卷号：11
期号：4
页码：61-69
语种：English
出版社：Kassel University Press
其他摘要：The purpose of the paper is to detect Technical Secondary Education learners’ views on the siLang software. Particularly the aim is to investigate its effectiveness on learners’ reading and listening English language skills competence. A number of 64 learners and their four teachers participated in the research, conducted with quantitative and qualitative research methods. According on the results of students’ questionnaire answers, focus group discussions and teachers’ interviews the particular software is considered to be an authentic-like tool for business purposes, relevant to learners’ future working needs, and capable of promoting learner motivation and participation in the lesson. The software was also found to improve learners’ reading and listening skills in English.
关键词：Game based learning; siLang; case study; ICT; software