ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ СРЕДСТВ ГЕЙМИФИКАЦИИ В ПРОЦЕССЕ ОБУЧЕНИЯ ИНОСТРАННЫМ ЯЗЫКАМ

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of creating an effective model of gamification in teaching foreign languages. The article provides brief history of the issue; explains the reasons for rising popularity of gamification nowadays; describes the main principles and ways of its implementation; gives examples of educational games. The main principles and ways of practical application of gamification in teaching foreign languages in higher school have been considered in the article. This technology integrates in a whole a content, a game and pedagogical technologies in order to increase students’ motivation. Based on this conception the authors describe gamification as an innovative pedagogical technology which can be successfully applied to teaching students of different ages, at different stages of educational process and various forms of work. The article describes different variants of applying gamification in teaching foreign languages, from a simple computer game to a specialized web quest. The authors underline that a set of pedagogical conditions should be observed for a successful implementation of gamification; they suggest a model of its effective use in teaching foreign languages. The proposed model represents in a generalized manner a set of factors increasing the effectiveness of the educational process. It describes not only the key didactic principles but also some specific principles, means and forms of teaching foreign languages. Gamification in teaching foreign languages is considered by the authors primarily as a technology allowing to realize principles of active and interactive learning in the framework of a competence-based approach. The authors describe in detail the advantages of gamification as a rather flexible technology that can be adapted to particular educational aims and purposes, age peculiarities and professional interests of students.