Digital Gaming and Language Learning

[Lori Straus]

If the digital world and its applications are your game, then you won’t want to miss this talk. On Tuesday, December 8, at 4pm, Jonathan Reinhardt, associate professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Arizona, will discuss digital gaming and language learning. His presentation will cover a wide spectrum of research on the subject:


·      the history and theory of digital gaming in language learning,

·      why gaming can be used as a potential resource for foreign language learning,

·      descriptions of some games already in use,

·      useful heuristics for interpreting research on games, and

·      implications for future research and practice.

Reinhardt researches technology-enhanced second and foreign language pedagogy and the relationships between technological change and the epistemologies of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). He focuses on everyday technologies like digital games, social media, and mobile apps.

Jon Reinhardt is hosted by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies in cooperation with the Games Institute and the UWaterloo Stratford Campus, where this presentation is taking place. If you’d like to attend, just register<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/digital-games-for-language-learning-state-of-the-art-research-practice-tickets-19383015120>; we’re offering free transportation for anyone attending from the Waterloo campus. The bus will be leaving at 3:00 p.m.

For more information, please visit wcgs.ca.

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Lori Straus

Administrative Assistant

Waterloo Centre for German Studies<https://artsonline.uwaterloo.ca/wcgs/>

University of Waterloo<http://uwaterloo.ca/>



Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 39267

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