The SIMs meet ESL Incorporating authentic computer simulation games into the language classroom

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-328

  Miller, Megan ^a   Hegelheimer, Volker ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted language learning; ESL; Simulation games; Vocabulary development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993037471     PISSN: 17415659     EISSN: 17588510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17415650680000070     Document Type: Article

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