EC-TEL 2016: Adaptive and Adaptable Learning pp 521-524 | Cite as
Refugees Welcome: Supporting Informal Language Learning and Integration with a Gamified Mobile Application
Abstract
This paper describes Moin as a user-centered design process to develop a mobile application to foster informal learning through face-to-face communication, supported with contextual language learning features and employing gamification as a motivator. The aim of Moin is to help refugee teenagers to integrate to German culture and specifically to the region of Bremen. The final product requirements are based on the findings from the state-of-the-art, literature analysis and semi-structured interviews. The overall goal of Moin proposes that such a gamified digital application can support forming of local communities that create informal learning of local language and culture and, as a result, support local integration of migrants.
Keywords
Informal learning Mobile learning Gamification Integration Refugees MigrantsReferences
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