(163)LANGUAGE-AS-VICTORY: A STUDY OF GAMING LITERACY PRACTICES IN SECOND-LANGUAGE CONTEXTS

摘要

In today's language ecologies, the physical and virtual weave in very creative ways. In the case oftoday's videogames, they are more complex than they used to be, involving more intricate processesto master them and thrive in them. Due to the influence of English in diverse social and culturalspaces, digital environments find common ground with mainstream language. This paper discussesthe findings of a study that explores how gamers use English, as an influential language practice fortheir success in the gaming experience. Our findings show how English appears in gamingcommunities as a need for appropriation of the language and as communicative resource for victory,where every genre entails very diverse codes, lingo, and key phrases, without which failure is a veryrealistic option. In addition to our findings, this presentation will outline some key issues and directionsfor literacy research and second language learning and teaching.