Abstract

Students' learning styles and gamification benefit academic performance. The objective of this case study was to identify the language learning experiences of students with different learning styles in a gamified learning class. Nine participants, between 19 and 32 years old, from the English II course in a semi-scholarly mode, in the faculty of administration of a Higher Education institution located in central Mexico, were interviewed. The results indicated a high preference for the visual and dependent style, positive perceptions towards gamification, and a change in attitude toward learning English, as well as improvements in vocabulary, listening comprehension, and pronunciation. It is concluded that gamification and students' learning styles increase their predisposition to learn English.

Keywords:
foreign language; higher education; learning; strategies