The benefits of integrating online gaming platforms such as Kahoots into English language training for the workplace were highlighted by an expert from Cambridge. Dr Sarah McElwee from Cambridge Assessment English spoke at this year’s virtual Kahoot WorkSummit, a corporate learning event that attracted thousands of professionals from over 140 countries.
Sarah spoke about the science behind how adults learn and highlighted key research on their motivation, approaches and the importance of designing effective workplace training. She also introduced Kahoots – which are fun interactive online games – and the role they can play on learning English for the workplace.
‘When designing English language learning for adults, it’s important to remember that it needs to reflect how we use language in the real world, with a clear purpose and focussed on specific tasks,’ explained Sarah McElwee. She continued: ‘Kahoots have the flexibility to achieve this and organisations can design them so they can really support learning.