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Impact of Digital Resources on ESP Academic Performance

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Technology, constantly present in current society and education, needs to make use of the most effective digital resources to optimize the teaching‐learning process. Despite the growing body of literature on the pedagogical effectiveness of digital resources in a second language (L2) context, limited research has been conducted when working with English for specific purposes, especially with the tourism sector. To this end, this research aims to determine whether the implementation of digital resources with game mechanics improves students' academic performance in face‐to‐face university contexts. A study was conducted for 4 months with ESP Tourism students (n = 145) using a quasi‐experimental design to compare the use of traditional resources and the employment of digital resources with game mechanics (Nearpod and Quizizz) and digital platforms (Prezi and Genially) on their academic performance. The results show that students obtained better results when using digital resources than with traditional resources (textbook). Furthermore, when using digital game‐based resources, students performed better than when working with digital platforms. Thus, this study contributes to the scientific community by presenting a practical proposal that demonstrates the effectiveness of digital game‐based resources in the ESP face‐to‐face university classroom.

Source: TESOL Journal

DOI: 10.1002/tesj.70037

Authors: Beatriz Chaves‐Yuste, Cristina de‐la‐Peña

Institutions: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

Language: English

Topic: English Language Learning and Teaching

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,850