A Gamified Project-Based Learning Program for Overcoming Primary School Pupils` EFL Communicative Apprehension

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of Gamified Project based learning program on primary School pupils' Communicative Apprehension. To achieve the study aims, the researcher adopted the experimental approach on participants of seventy (70) pupils at Al Nagah Language school, Egypt. The participants were divided into two groups. Both groups were pretested to assure that they were equivalent. The experimental group was taught using the program while the control one was taught by the traditional method in the first term of the scholastic year 2023-2024. The experiment lasted for ten (10) weeks in which the researcher implemented the study instruments to investigate the effect of the program. The results were statistically analyzed by SPSS to get final results. The results revealed that there were statistically significant differences at (α = 0.01) between the mean scores of the control group and those of the experimental one on the Communicative Apprehension posttest in favor of the experimental group. This positive result was attributed to the effectiveness of using the program. According to the findings, the researcher recommends that the English Language teachers need to activate Gamified Project based learning program approach in order to overcome their pupils Communicative Apprehension.