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Edutainment tendencies among EFL learners at the university of Halabja \ department of English language
Joint Authors
Ghafur, Umar Fuad
Mustafa, Goran Umar
Ahmad, Hidayat Muhammad
Source
Journal of University of Human Development
Issue
Vol. 5, Issue 3 (s+conf) (31 Aug. 2019), pp.65-72, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Human Development
Publication Date
2019-08-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Learning Technology
Curriculum and Instruction-Measurement and Evaluation
English Language and Literature
Topics
- Higher education
- Teaching methods
- Educational technology
- Curriculum
- Academic achievement
- Iraq
- English language
Abstract EN
In recent years, the concept of edutainment has been introduced to the field of education.
It is a blended word which has been formed from education and entertainment.
The lion aim of this blending is to enhance the process of education through entertainment materials.
The researchers have applied this concept to investigate students’ tendencies to use various entertaining materials in their learning process at the University of Halabja \ department of English language for the academic year (2018-2019).
The aim of this study is to expose the value and need of edutainment in the process of learning among these students.
To achieve this goal, the researchers grounded a theoretical background about some diverged entertainment devices and their impacts on students' learning achievements.
Then, formed an academic questionnaire to detect the scope of the use of entertainment sources by these students and the knock of them over their learning achievements.
At the end, they analyzed and sieved the results of this questionnaire and concluded the study with their proper recommendations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghafur, Umar Fuad& Mustafa, Goran Umar& Ahmad, Hidayat Muhammad. 2019. Edutainment tendencies among EFL learners at the university of Halabja \ department of English language. Journal of University of Human Development،Vol. 5, no. 3 (s+conf), pp.65-72.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghafur, Umar Fuad…[et al.]. Edutainment tendencies among EFL learners at the university of Halabja \ department of English language. Journal of University of Human Development Vol. 5, no. 3 (Special issue conference) (Aug. 2019), pp.65-72.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghafur, Umar Fuad& Mustafa, Goran Umar& Ahmad, Hidayat Muhammad. Edutainment tendencies among EFL learners at the university of Halabja \ department of English language. Journal of University of Human Development. 2019. Vol. 5, no. 3 (s+conf), pp.65-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1452882
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 71-72
Record ID
BIM-1452882