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    English education with serious games
    (Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2014-01) Melek, Ceren Gulra; Salman, Yücel Batu
    Learning English, for kindergarten students, is both a global imperative and an enormous challenge. English has become a dominant language in the world today, the international language of business, science and culture. New generation’s interest on digital games and the necessity of starting English learning at early ages have been directed to develop interactive games. The purpose of this study is measuring the effect of serious games on the achievement and motivation of 6 years old students. The game, Diamon, was designed by using the Spiral Education Game Design Model. The content was identified by investigating the existing applications and literature. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of our game, an experiment has been conducted in a kindergarten to examine the student’s performance by pre and post-tests, and the learning motivations by a survey. 52 students participated to the research. It was found a meaningful difference between pre-test and post-test scores, and a significant value was obtained at the outcome of motivational survey. The findings show that Diamon had a positive impact on student’s achievements in language learning and motivation.