Can Computer Games Help in Learning English

Can Computer Games Help in Learning English?

Can Computer Games Help in Learning English?

The pupils: Zarayev A., Scherbinin S.

5”A” form

School № 26

The teacher: Konovalenko V.R.

English language

School №26

Our hypothesis : Computer games can help to learn the English language.

Our aim : Determine if computer games can help to learn English.

The Development of the Computer Game

The first computer game appeared in 1947. Rocket simulator — entertainment device based on a cathode-ray tube (eng. cathode ray tube amusement device), simulating flight control of the rocket by Thomas T. Goldmith.

In 1991 a young pizza boy by the name of John Carmack invented the first shooter Hovertank 1.

Genres of Computer Games

Training programs with gamification elements

Shooter games  

A  turn-based strategy  ( TBS )

Puzzle video games  

  A simulation video game

Some Facts about our Experience

Practical Part

In the practical part we made the research among students of our fifth class. We decided to take the following questions for the questionnaire.

1) Do you play computer games?

2) How often do you play computer games?

3) Do you play games in English?

4) What genres of computer games do you prefer?

5) Do you improve your English when you play computer games?

Questions

5А

1) Do you play computer games?

Graphics

Yes – 17 students

2) How often do you play computer games?

3) Do you play games in English?

No – 5 students

All free time - 1 student

Yes – 17 students

4) What genres of computer games do you prefer?

Some hours a day- 1 students

One hour a day- 3 students

5) Do you improve your English when you play computer games?

No – 0 students

Shooter games -9 students

Turn-based strategies (TBS)-7 students

Several times a week-2 students

Can get new English words- 10 students

Seldom or on weekends-10 students

Puzzle video games- 4 students

Can understand English better- 3 students

Simulation video games-9 students

Can read English better -2 students

Training programs- 1student

Can write English better-3 students

• In conclusion, we can say that we have reached the aim and found that computer games don’t help to learn English .
• That’s why our hypothesis was not proved , because the results of our research show that only some students improved their skills in English.

Conclusion or Game over?

Resources

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_genre

2. http://www.break.com/c/pop-culture-videos/video-games/

3. http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/new-releases/all/date

Thank you for attention