Task-based language teaching with technology

Keynote at Welcome Session — Master's in English Teaching 18 May 2021
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ambato

Micro study on using Among Us! for practice

Methods

Intervention

  • Among Us!
  • Groups of 10-students (max possible)

Pedagogical sequence:

  • Pre-task activities (mostly asynchronous), ~20 min.
  • 2 x 40-min. sessions of Among Us!, with (synchronous) oral interaction on Discord

Participants

  • $N = 22$ undergrad students
  • Pre-service English teachers: already highly motivated, advanced English proficiency (~B2)
  • Age: $M = 22.5$ y.o. [21..31]
  • Gender: 6 M, 16 F

Results

Variable Mdiff t p-value Effect size (d)
Attitude toward English 0.13 0.88 0.389 n.s. 0.19
Desire to learn English -0.08 −0.70 0.490 n.s. –0.15
Perceived effectiveness 0.02 0.15 0.886 n.s. 0.03
Language anxiety –0.27 –2.20 0.039 * –0.47
Self-confidence 0.50 2.88 0.009 ** 0.61

References

Pedagogical adaptations of Among Us!