The Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Learning Chinese by Playing the Online Game Zon

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Abstract

The present study essentially is about examining the cognitive and emotional effects of learning Chinese as second language through playing an online game. The cognitive effect was examined by pretest and posttest of students’ Chinese language proficiency tests. The emotional effect was tested by a survey of students’ perspectives and attitude towards the online game-based learning experience. A total of 106 international students who were learning Chinese in a two-year college in Beijing, participated in the study. The results showed that online game-based learning has advantages of improving students’ Chinese proficiency; students’ perspectives and attitude towards game-based learning reflect that they are more enjoyable and motivated compared with conventional learning.

Author

• Shuyi Guan, University at Albany - SUNY