Everyone remembers having mandatory language classes in school, going over sentence structure, grammar and vocab. However, Simone Bregni, PhD, an associate professor of Italian at Saint Louis University (SLU), has been researching and testing out language learning lessons that involve an unusual supplementary activity: immersing yourself in some of your favorite video games. Dr. Bregni started learning English in the sixth grade in Italy, and played classics like Pong. He has always used his various interests in comic books, music and of course games to bolster his language learning process.
We asked Dr. Bregni a few questions to get a deeper understanding of his method and the benefits of video games for language learning. Some of the answers have been edited for length.
Dr. Simone Bregni
Dr. Bregni giving a lecture on how video games challenge students studying new languages.
Dr. Bregni teaching
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