Dynamic Teaching of Russian: Games and Gamification of Learning

Dynamic Teaching of Russian: Games and Gamification of Learning explores the theory and practice of gamification in language education, with a special focus on Russian, offering an in-depth theoretical account of the psychology of games and their practical application to language teaching.

This edited collection brings together diverse perspectives from an international pool of contributors. Topics covered include hands-on game-like activities, play, and games to enrich the Russian-language classroom that can be used with both adult and young Russian-language learners worldwide. The chapters use case studies to showcase innovative approaches that can be used in the language classroom to both motivate learners and improve the outcomes of teaching Russian.

This book will appeal to lecturers, tutors, teachers, and all other educators of Russian in subject areas of Russian studies, Slavonic studies, language learning, and foreign language acquisition.

Svetlana V. Nuss is an editor and teacher educator affiliated with the University of Alaska and Grand Canyon University, USA.

Vita V. Kogan is an assistant professor in Russian at University College London, UK.