Blitzmerker: Learning Idioms with a Mobile Game

Autor:	Ralf Steinmetz, Polona Caserman, Stefan Göbel, Laila Shoukry
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Communication Natural interaction Computer science business.industry ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING Game based learning language.human_language German Child computer interaction Game design Idiomatic expressions language Android (operating system) business Cognitive psychology
Zdroj:	Serious Games ISBN: 9783319191256 JCSG
Popis:	In this paper, we present a mobile learning game for helping children understand idiomatic expressions. This is particularly helpful for Autistic children as they have problems understanding abstract concepts which can hinder their natural interaction. The game is also suitable for children from a foreign background who often encounter such expressions in their everyday communication and also usually misinterpret them into their verbal meaning. The game has the option of learning either the English or the German Idioms and can be easily extended to include other languages. The game was created for Android phones and tablets and evaluated with 12 autistic children. Participants indicated that they enjoyed playing the game and that it helped them learn many idioms.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::15e7d460d5dc78a2ebe905cf95b38161 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19126-3_7 Zobrazit plný text záznamu