Abstract:

Modern pedagogy requires the selection and integration into the educational process forms, methods, and teaching techniques that can provide the most effective result with a minimum expenditure of resources. Gamification, which involves play-based elements in non-game processes, meets these requirements. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of gamification in teaching English to students specializing in petroleum engineering. This article presents the developed system of gaming methods, technologies and mechanisms used in foreign language classes. The analysis of the conducted experiment shows that gamification increases and improves 1) students' educational activity; 2) motivation for study; 3) proficiency level of the target language. All of this, in general, means the more effective achievement of the learning goal by students. In addition, since training takes place in a multinational student environment, gamification in language learning allows both Russian and overseas students to adapt and integrate into the educational environment.

Keywords:

Education, student, teaching languages, non-linguistic specialities, pedagogical methods, gamification.