https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm en-us 2018-11-26 09:42:03 UTC 2023-02-12 07:44:29 UTC hello@padlet.com shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307682068 2018-11-26 09:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307682068 shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307682514 2018-11-26 09:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307682514 shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307682824 One of the main things I found when using games myself as a tool for language learning is that it seriously improved my motivation. By interacting in real time with other players of GTA (Grand Theft Auto) for example, I found that it made me want to be better at the language, and it encouraged me to continue studying it outside of the classroom.]]> 2018-11-26 09:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307682824 shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307683472 My knowledge of the language was seriously improved, as I  was able to speak with real people, who were willing to talk back to me helped me so much in my language learning, as I was able to hear what the textbooks didn't teach me, and this helped me feel more at ease when speaking the language in a classroom, as I felt that all the little conversations I had with people made my understanding of the language stronger.]]> 2018-11-26 09:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307683472 shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307684433 2018-11-26 09:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307684433 shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307685062 When I would play a game, and have it in French, Spanish or German, reading and listening to the language was difficult, and I sometimes didn't understand everything that was going on. This actually helped me, because it taught me not to be afraid of not understanding everything, and it taught me also to look for keywords in a sentence, and once I found them, it was a lot easier to understand what was happening, and this is a skill that I still find useful today while attempting to understand complex sentences in my target languages.]]> 2018-11-26 10:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307685062 shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307686390 2018-11-26 10:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307686390 shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307686772 2018-11-26 10:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307686772 shdly198 https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307692587 Of course, while I have experienced the benefits of this, not everyone will, and there are a few reasons why. First of all, some people simply don't like games, and this of course prevents them from even playing them in the first place. Secondly, some people who do switch their languages while playing the games don't actively try to read or understand the text or speech in the game. This can be due to them knowing the game too well and therefore ignoring the text, because that is what they would do anyways, or else because they become frustrated when they can't comprehend what is going on.  ]]> 2018-11-26 10:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shdly198/vwq6pr6532hm/wish/307692587