In this episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin has a conversation with James York. James is a lecturer at Tokyo Denki University where he does research on the application of game-based education for learning new languages. James talks about Communicative Language Teaching and his podcast, the Ludic Language Pedagogy Podcast. LLP also serves as a non-profit to encourage open conversations about games and play in language teaching and learning. Be sure to listen to the episode and James’ ideas on effective methods when introducing games into a classroom of second language learners.

• Fort Circle Games and Shores of Tripoli - 1:13
• Fun Facts: James and Chiptune Music - 3:31
• About James York - 6:04
• Benefits of Using Games in Language Learning - 8:51
• Use of Student's First Language - 13:02
• Engaging Students in the Classroom - 15:47
• Ludic Language Pedagogy - 21:05
• Final Tips from James - 27:52
• James Desert Island Questionnaire - 32:11

This episode is sponsored by Fort Circle Games. You can find their fun historical board game, Shores of Tripoli, that plays in forty-five to sixty minutes on Kickstarter now! (11/4/19)

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