The Effects of Educational Games on EFL Vocabulary Learning of Early Childhood Students with Learning Disabilities

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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ID22217917
AuthorsAmr Mahmoud Abdeldaim Mohamed, Tahany Sabry Kamal Shaaban
Year2021
Volume4
Issue3
Pages159-167
Publication date2021-03-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Linguistics Literature & Translation (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2617-0299 • E-ISSN: 2708-0099
PublisherAl-Kindi Center for Research and Development (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.3.18
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Educational games play an essential role in the life of the new generation. Although there are many criticisms, many studies focus on the importance of educational games in improving EFL vocabulary learning of early childhood students with learning disabilities in the target language. Researchers have begun to research how games are used in class to enhance vocabulary learning. This paper investigates the effects of educational games on EFL vocabulary learning of early childhood students with learning disabilities based on a literature review. Many studies focus on educational games' effect on various aspects of education. This concept paper aims to shed light on some of the benefits of games and the challenges teachers and early childhood children face in using educational games. This paper's results show that games are used not only for the success of early childhood students with learning disabilities in EFL classes but, more importantly, to motivate them and increase cooperation between children. Additionally, the results indicate that there are advantages and disadvantages of using games to learn English vocabulary

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