Integrating ESL Games among South Eastern University Students

ESL games have been often referred to as one of the influential techniques to achieve better learning outcomes. The immediate paradigm shift towards the online learning mode has made more challenging for both teachers and students to have interactive teaching and learning along with their active participation. This research study aims to find out students’ and teachers’ perceptions of integrating ESL games via online teaching among South Eastern University students and investigates whether ESL games could assist in achieving intended learning outcomes. This study adopts a mixed method to collect data aligned with a preliminary survey of a large number of students followed by a concise online survey and conducted a structured interview with the volunteer students and selected lecturers physically and online to conduct an interview. The major finding of the study revealed that the lecturers and students preferred to integrate ESL games via online teaching. Specifically, motivation, engagement, and high success rate of intended learning outcomes are best achieved integrating ESL games via a virtual learning environment.