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Learning English with "The Sims": Exploiting Authentic Computer Simulation Games for L2 Learning
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Ranalli, Jim – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
With their realistic animation, complex scenarios and impressive interactivity, computer simulation games might be able to provide context-rich, cognitively engaging virtual environments for language learning. However, simulation games designed for L2 learners are in short supply. As an alternative, could games designed for the mass-market be…
Descriptors: Computers, Games, Computer Simulation, Virtual Classrooms