RPG

1. Gamifica'on
and
RPG
at
English
class
Elena
Peresada

2.
Elena
Peresada
• Head
of
a
language
school
• English
teacher
• Teacher
trainer
• Organise
TrendyEnglish.ru
conf
• Founder
of
StudyCra@.org
project
peressada@studycra@.org
peressada

5. hDp://classdojo.com
PBL

7. …
but
gives
short
term
mo'va'on
…
students
focus
on
points,
not
English
…
students
cheat
to
get
more
points

8. Game
a-ributes
• Meaningful
Choices
• Tries&Fails

11. Haunted
House

12. имеры
caves

13. Ingrid

17. Breaking
language
barrier

18.
Dungeon
and
Dragons
1974

19. RPG
• interac've
stories
• basic
plot
elements
• narra'ves
through
ac'ons

20. RPGs
for
ESL
• Balloon
Debate
– hDp://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/balloonDebate.htm
• Green
card
– hDp://crackesl.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=43
• Alibi
– hDp://bogglesworldesl.com/adultesl4.htm
• UFO
– hDp://www.onestopenglish.com/methodology/minimal-­‐
resources/skills/minimal-­‐resources-­‐role-­‐plays-­‐and-­‐discussion/
146559.ar'cle

22. RPGs
Benefits
• Real
use
of
the
language
• Emo'onally
charged
• Posi've
effect
on
student
socializa'on
skills
hDp://interac'vedramas.info/papers/
phillipsrpgclass.pdf

23. Low
level
and
target
language

24. Scene
1
We
are
entering
Daniel’s
room.
Let’s
find
some
clues
which
are
hidden
in
dangerous
places.
The
room
is
on
the
second
floor.
It’s
big
and
light.
There
is
an
open
window
(dangerous/you
can
fall
out
and
hurt
yourself).
By
the
window,
there
is
a
table.
On
the
table,
there
is
a
boDle
with
a
skeleton
(dangerous/you
can
poison
yourself
if
you
swallow
it).
Also,
there
is
a
cup
with
hot
water.
(dangerous/you
can
scald
….

26. Scene
2
You
can
see
a
big
aquarium
in
the
middle
of
the
room.
Warn
your
partners.
You
can
see
a
keDle
with
hot
water
on
the
floor.
Warn
your
partners.
You
can
see
a
big
knife
on
the
table.
Warn
your
partners.

27. Scene
3

29. RPG
from
a
scratch
• PC
• NPC
• Keep
the
game
as
simple
as
possible
• Focus
on
conversa'ons
between
PCs
and
NPCs
• Think
about
at
least
3
obstacles

33. “Like
life,
it's
not
so
much
whether
you
win
or
lose,
but
how
you
play
the
game”
—
Stephen
StraDon
What
Is
Role-­‐Playing

35. How
to
gamify
your
English
class
December,
12
studycraI.ru

36. Level
А2
studycraI.ru
Ø Ingrid
(Present
Simple
vs
Present
Con'nuous,
Daily
Life)
Ø Haunted
House
(Past
Simple,
Safety
at
home)
Ø Doom’s
Day
(Verb
paDerns,
Hobby)
Ø Avatars
(Compara've
and
Superla've
Adj,
Clothes
and
Accessories)
Ø To
be
a
Champion
(Modal
verbs,
Keep
fit)