Construcción y validación de un juego educativo para el aprendizaje del idioma inglés como lengua extranjera

Abstract

This document presents a description and analysis of the process of creating educational games for English foreign Language Learning EFL and contextual learning in children from 9 to 12 years in a iTV platform trough out a setup box. The paper presents the design of a serious educational game called Captain Health, developed for students of different schools institutions that want to learn basic vocabulary and expressions about food, and at the same time become aware of how to eat healthily. Subsequently, the paper discusses the design of the video game from its conception and its pedagogical approach and how this was reflected in the process of designing and programming the game in a iTV platform. Finally, a user experience was conducted in order to validate the pedagogical effect of the game.