Literacy into action: digital games as action and text in the English and literacy classroom Apperley, Thomas and Beavis, Catherine 2011, Literacy into action: digital games as action and text in the English and literacy classroom, Pedagogies, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 130-143, doi: 10.1080/1554480X.2011.554620. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Literacy into action: digital games as action and text in the English and literacy classroom Author(s) Apperley, Thomas Beavis, Catherine orcid.org/0000-0002-8835-0309 Journal name Pedagogies Volume number 6 Issue number 2 Start page 130 End page 143 Total pages 14 Publisher Taylor and Francis Place of publication Abingdon, Eng. Publication date 2011-04 ISSN 1554-480X 1554-4818 Keyword(s) computer game and literacy game literacy digital literacy and pedagogy game studies Summary Using data gathered from a three-year research project exploring digital literacy and pedagogy with respect to video games, including classroom games-based pedagogy and curriculum and ethnographic research on students' digital game playing, this article locates and explores a key conceptual problem facing the incorporation of digital games into English and literacy classroom activities. This challenge is defined as "action" and refers to the non-visual and non-textual elements of gameplay. This challenge is explored both theoretically and through a practical discussion of various strategies developed by teachers in the project to approach this issue. The article draws on contemporary game studies in order to map out and highlight several key areas where action-based projects lead to critical reflection. Language eng DOI 10.1080/1554480X.2011.554620 Field of Research 130204 English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl Lote, Esl and Tesol) 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30084673 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Education 2018 ERA Submission Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 05 Jul 2016, 10:03:36 EST Mon, 10 Oct 2016, 10:34:34 EST Tue, 11 Oct 2016, 04:02:40 EST Tue, 11 Oct 2016, 05:12:11 EST Fri, 21 Oct 2016, 11:34:46 EST Fri, 21 Oct 2016, 11:42:56 EST Sat, 14 Apr 2018, 02:31:11 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 18 times in TR Web of Science Cited 26 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 159 Abstract Views, 14 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 10 Oct 2016, 10:34:34 EST

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