Applying Gamification to Enhance Students’ English Learning Motivation of the Management Study Program in UIN Alauddin Makassar

A Descriptive Study

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10.2991/978-2-38476-394-8_31How to use a DOI?

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Gamification; Enhance; English; Learning Motivation

Abstract

An intensive English teaching program had been implemented for all academic majors in UIN Alauddin Makassar. In this case, the Management study program had been given teaching treatment in 16 meetings. Those meetings not only implemented conventional teaching practices but also implemented gamification to discover students’ learning English motivation in those classroom contexts. There were six kinds of gamification that had been implemented situationally, such as Quizizz, HotSeat, Word Wall, Time Bomb, and Flash Card. The study aims to 1) Assess the impact of gamification on students’ motivation in English language learning. 2) Provide recommendations for educators on how to effectively implement gamification in English teaching. This study has employed a descriptive quantitative research design which used survey to collect research data. The survey targeted 35 students selected as samples from the class to assess the impact of gamification on their autonomy, relatedness, and competence in English language learning. The survey instrument consisted of 30 Likert-scale statements designed to gauge students’ learning motivation quantitatively. Data analysis was carried out using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 25 to transform numerical data into informative charts and graphs. The result of this research demonstrated that the feedback of 35 students regarding the impact of gamification on enhancing their learning motivation in English class. The results of this research indicated that gamification significantly boosts students’ motivation to learn English in three key areas: active participation, collaboration and competition among students, and overall English proficiency within a gamified learning environment.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nurfajri Ningsih
AU  - Abidin Pammu
AU  - Kamsinah
AU  - Harlinah Sahib
AU  - Patur Rahman
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/05/19
TI  - Applying Gamification to Enhance Students’ English Learning Motivation of the Management Study Program in UIN Alauddin Makassar
BT  - Proceedings of The 5th International Conference on Linguistics and Cultural Studies 5 (ICLC-5 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 267
EP  - 280
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-394-8_31
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-394-8_31
ID  - Ningsih2025
ER  -