Jonathan deHaan, James York

Freedom to Play

A Ludic Language Pedagogy Primer
Herausgegeben:Zhu, Mila

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book empowers all language and literacy teachers and researchers.

It:

frames teaching as using S.P.A.C.E. within constraints to "create playgrounds" where everyone can play.

levels up the reader's ludic, language and pedagogy literacy: they will Play - Learn About - Apply and Yearn for more.

features hundreds of practical examples from our decades of successful teaching and research

balances theory, research, and practice

critiques gamification and game-based learning; don't trick, be ludic

includes two rigorous courses for readers to 1) create lesson plans, and 2) evaluate and share their teaching

is playful: memes, jokes, anecdotes, successes, and failures

is humanistic: teachers and students before tech

is inclusive: ludic language pedagogy examples for various contexts

is diverse in terms of its focus on games, literacy skills, pedagogical approaches, students, teachers, and researchers

is supportive: The book is integrated with our community

bridges the research-practice divide

Produktdetails

• Ludic Scholarship 1
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: X67596
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 33mm x 152mm x 229mm
• Gewicht: 902g
• ISBN-13: 9781636675961
• Artikelnr.: 71512331

Autorenporträt

Jonathan deHaan (Associate Professor, University of Shizuoka) looks at life through a literacy lens. He tries to apply what he's experienced and learned about games, play, and language (and a bit of life) to his teaching. He used to hype video games; not anymore. He's working to make himself obsolete through his "Game Terakoya" playground.

James York plays with many things. Games, taiko, techno, code, and pedagogy. His son is much better than him at Smash Bros., but they both like playing online together. One of his proudest gaming moments is defeating Towerfall Ascensions on Legendary difficulty. He's designed a few small games and hopes to have his first game (about Japanese politeness levels) published soon. He works at Meiji University, Tokyo, where he teaches and researches the intersection of games and play in educational contexts.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: An Invitation to Play

Dear Reader

To teachers

To researchers and other folks in the audience

On the "Goldilocks tone"

Interstitial notes

How we'll play together in this book

Chapter 2: Constraints and play in education

Chapter 3: What is Ludic Language Pedagogy?

Chapter 4: Level up your ludic literacy

Chapter 5: Level up your language literacy

Chapter 6: Level up your pedagogy literacy

Chapter 7: Make your ludic language pedagogy

Chapter 8: Assess and share your ludic language pedagogy

Chapter 9: Coda

Author introductions

Hi! I'm James. I'm a teacher.

Hi! I'm James. I'm also a researcher.

Hi, I'm Jonathan. I'm a teacher.

Hi, I'm Jonathan. I'm also a researcher.

Chapter 2: Constraints and play in education

On finding the "freedom to play"

Why play?

STEP 1: Know your constraints

Schools as factories

The tyranny of testing

The epitome of the factory model

Datafication

Grades

Gamification

Learnification of education

Technology replacing teachers?

Pause: Can we REALLY play in schools?

From factories to playgrounds

From grades to portfolios

From single to many goals

From "all work no play" to a healthy work-play balance

But what about cram schools?

Wrap up

STEP 2: Understand the "ways to play"

Play is gratifying

Contemporary literacy education angle

Playful education angle

Progressive pedagogy angle

Rewilding the classroom

We need SPACE to play!

STEP 3: Build your playground(s)

Pedagogy is play

STEP 4: Let students play

Short examples of how we have created freedom to play

Ludic students

STEP 5: Share your playgrounds

Part 1: Focus on your playground

Part 2: Share and connect your playground to other playgrounds

Chapter 3: What is Ludic Language Pedagogy?

The Ludic

Gaming literacy as an imperative

Ludic: the terminology

Ludic as a pedagogical framing device

Ludic in objects and you

The Language

Language is play

The Pedagogy

Pedagogy is play

The dangers of "ludic-like" approaches to teaching

Diversify more Be more inclusive Matter more

Ludic

Literacy

Pedagogy

Wrapping up

Want to know more?

Chapter 4: Level up your ludic literacy

Introduction

1. Ludic objects

2. Ludic in you!

Ludic as playing within constraints

Wrap-up

Section 1: Play

Type A: Ludic in you -- Being playful

Type B: Ludic Objects -- Playful things

Section 2: Learn about

Questions to Level Up Your Ludic Literacy -- Introduction

Questions to Level Up Your Ludic Literacy

Would you like to learn more? (Some recommended reading)

Section 3: Apply what you've learned

Application Step 1: Understand The Known

Application Step 2: Understand the new

Section 4: Yeet

Roleplays

Identity play

Outdoor Play

Board games and card games

Word games

Drama

Improvise and imagine

Storytelling

Digital games

Debate

Make things together

Chapter 5: Level up your language literacy

Introduction

Section 1: Play with some language and literacy

Step 1: Focus on the words in the rules of the game

Step 2: Focus on the words while playing the game

Step 3: Focus on words in the world about the game

Section 2: Learn more about language and literacy

1: Games are language

2: Literacy is more than reading and writing

3: Literacy is more than vocabulary

4: Literacy is genre

5: Literacy is social and cultural

6: Literacy is multimodal

7: Literacy is participation

8: Literacy is everything; everything is a literacy

9: The Pedagogy of Multiliteracies

Would you like to learn more? (Some recommended reading)

Section 3: Apply what you've learned

Application Step 1: Explore words and the world by learning and teaching

Application Step 2: How do you teach language and literacy?

Section 4: Yeet

Chapter 6: Level up your pedagogy literacy

Introduction

Pedagogy is a literacy

Section 1: Play with some pedagogy

Step 1: A word game

Step 2: A different word game

Step 3: Yet another word game

Section 2: Learn more about Pedagogy

SPACE for pedagogy

Methods

Materials

Mediation

Would you like to learn more? (Some recommended reading)

Section 3: Apply what you've learned

Get your LLP kitchen in order

Are you missing any ingredients?

Express your LLP kitchen

Sequence some delicious MMM into an idea

Section 4: Yeet

More Methods

More Materials

More Mediation

Chapter 7: Make your ludic language pedagogy

Short introduction

STEP 1: What do you teach?

STEP 2: What are your constraints?

STEP 3: Who are your students?

Overview of the above

STEP 4: How will you teach?

Build your playground

Lesson template (for the REALLY stuck)

Chapter 8: Assess and sharing your ludic language pedagogy

Introduction

Section 1: Assessing your ludic language pedagogy

Step 1: "What should I research?"

Step 2: "How do I assess my ludic language pedagogy?"

Step 3: Where do I stick these thermometers?

Step 4: Research templates (combine your LLP lesson plan with some thermometers)

Step 5: A few research tips

Would you like to learn more? (Some recommended reading)

Section 2: Sharing your ludic language pedagogy

1: What to share?

2: Where to share?

3: How to share in the Ludic Language Pedagogy Journal?

Rezensionen

From interactive strategies to playful techniques, this book is your passport to a rich adventure of literacy teaching. Whether you are a teacher or researcher, prepare to be inspired and entertained as you discover the intersection of play and games, literacy and language education. With tons of practical details, this is a perfect guide for teachers to find SPACE for their students to play! Matthew Farber Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado; author, Gaming SEL.