Impact of game based instruction on learning irregular verbs
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2022
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UMT.Lahore
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Impact of game based instruction on learning irregular verbs Mobile-assisted language learning helps learners to learn without constraints of place and time, it is worth investigating for educational purposes. The study aims to understand the use of technology in our educational systems. This study investigates game-based learning of irregular verbs and the opinions of students and teachers regarding the use of technology in classrooms. To teach irregular verbs based on the mobile game app “English irregular Verbs Game” to 10 learners who were kept under an experimental group. 10 learners under the control group were taught with a traditional method. Researcher-made pretest and posttest were conducted in class to identify the difference between the pretest and post of the experimental group as well difference between the posttest of the experimental and control group. The significant difference between pre-test and post-test showed that students’ interest levels increased. Similarly, there was a significant difference between the results of the post-test of the experimental group and the control group. A survey method was also adopted to explore the opinions of teachers and students about the use of technology. Two questionnaires were designed which had ten (10) questions each. They were administered to ten (10) students in the experimental group and fourteen (14) teachers from school. The analysis showed that learners and teachers had a positive opinion of using technology within classrooms. The findings emphasize the need of incorporating gaming apps into the English education curriculum to improve foreign language lexical acquisition. This research could proceed with other variables as well to understand the usage of technology in our educational system.