Research on Using Communicative Language Teaching Combined with Game-Based Learning to Improve English Communication Skills

Sep 15, 2026

Internationalization accelerates the need for effective English communication skills, motivating universities to rethink traditional teaching that often causes low engagement, limited concentration, and weak learning outcomes. This study investigates a curriculum combining Communicative Language Teaching with Game-Based Learning to strengthen listening and speaking proficiency, self-confidence, and students’ communication and response abilities. First-year Nursing students in a five-year junior college program were assigned to experimental and control groups, and results were evaluated using qualitative interviews and quantitative statistics.

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Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

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[https://doi.org/10.29140/9780648184485-05](https://doi.org/10.29140/9780648184485-05) Research on Using Communicative Language Teaching Combined with Game-Based Learning to Improve English Communication Skills Mei-Ling Chen 1,* and Tung-Hsuan Liu2 1 Assistant Professor, Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management, Taiwan 2Assistant Professor, Taipei University of Marine Technology, Taiwan Abstract With the pace of internationalization and the innovation and flip of multi-teaching, the cultivation of English communication skills is becoming more important. Therefore, General English plays a very important role, opening the door to international integration. The aim of this study was to improve the dullness and address the lack of active, innovative thinking in traditional English teaching, which leads to low motivation and willingness to learn, lack of concentration, and poor learning effectiveness. This project used communicative language teaching of curriculum design and game-based learning strategies as research topics to level up proficiency in English listening and speaking skills and self-confidence, enhancing students’ communication and response skills. The course was designed to help students establish logical thinking and independent thinking ability. In addition, the game-based learning method was used to encourage students’ interest in active learning. It developed the potential of both the left and right brains, focused on concentration, and promoted students’ exploration of knowledge and creative thinking skills. To improve teaching methods through students’ feedback and reflection and then achieve the goal of improving “English communication skills”. The object of this study was the first-year students of the five-year junior college program in the Nursing Department, divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group adopted the “Communicative Language Teaching” *Corresponding Author E-mail: [betty@ctcn.edu.tw](betty@ctcn.edu.tw) In Y. Wang & M. S. Cárdenas Claros (Eds.), Proceedings of the XXIInd International CALL Research Conference, 2024 (pp. 31–38) . Castledown. 31 32 Mei-Ling Chen and Tung-Hsuan Liu strategy combined with “Game-based learning”, and the control group adopted traditional face-to-face teaching and group discussion. The research tool of this study used qualitative interviews and quantitative statistical analysis to explore whether it could effectively promote students’ English communication skills. Keywords: Communicative language teaching, Game-based learning, English listening and speaking skills, English communication skills Introduction Communicative teaching effectively stimulated students’ willingness to engage inactive learning and enhanced their English communication skills. Game-based learning methods were employed to develop logical thinking and the ability to think independently. Additionally, by integrating communicative teaching strategies with game-based learning methods, the study aimed to provide students with systematic, hierarchical, and comprehensive progressive learning. Through group discussions and peer interactions, lower-achieving students were also able to interact with their peers, thereby increasing their motivation to learn and promoting the improvement of their English communication skills. Literature Review Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is the mainstream in English education, emphasizing the importance of interaction among peers with the aim of developing students’ communication skills. CLT emphasizes simultaneous learning and communication, viewing language acquisition as purposeful (Larsen-Freeman, 2000) . It prioritizes authenticity in the classroom by simulating real-world contexts and meaningful tasks (Brown, 2001) . The characteristics of Communicative Language Teaching include interaction, authentic language, two-way communication, learn

FAQs

What teaching problem does the study aim to address?

Traditional English teaching may lead to low motivation, poor concentration, and limited learning effectiveness. The study targets these issues by improving classroom engagement and thinking activity.

How does the experimental approach support English communication improvement?

The course integrates Communicative Language Teaching with game-based learning strategies to enhance listening and speaking skills, self-confidence, interaction, and students’ logical and independent thinking.

How were the participants and learning effects evaluated?

First-year Nursing students were divided into experimental and control groups. The study used qualitative interviews and quantitative statistical analysis to examine whether the approach effectively promotes English communication skills.

Sep 15, 2026

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