Can you learn a foreign language by playing video games?

Minecraft is the best-selling game in history (over 200 million copies sold)
Minecraft is the best-selling game in history (over 200 million copies sold)

According to statistics, people play video games on average 5 to 6.5 hours a week. This is one of the most popular entertainment in the world, especially among adults: there are about two billion gamers worldwide!





Why video games are an effective way to learn a language





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Sources:

1. Efficacy of Computer Games on Language Learning, Blanka Klimova, Jaroslav Kacet / TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - October 2017, volume 16 issue 4

2. Is It Possible to Learn a Language Playing Video Games? Ramsay Lewis / The Pimsleur, 2020








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