The present work shows the research that has been developed by the teaching initiation project (PAEG) during the quarantine period due to Covid-19. Seeking to combine the teaching of the English language to the use of technologies, we created an Instagram account entitled "Digital games in the teaching / learning of the English language". The objective was to provide foreign language teaching through digital games as well as to detect the profile of the followers on this Instagram account. The study of digital games is relevant as they provide the player with the opportunity to acquire content; help them develop strategies that are important for learning, such as problem-solving, deductive reasoning, and memorization (MCFARLANE; SPARROWHAWK; HEALD, 2002); improves strategic thinking, psychomotor, analytical, and computational skills (MITCHELL; SAVILL-SMITH, 2004) and help to enhance the development of group strategies and the practice of cooperative work (GROS, 2003). The theory was based on many researchers such as Pungartnik and Santos (2019) who point out some of the paths of gamification in practice and theories on the subject, which show the trends in language teaching. The method of analysis was quali-quantitative, data collected are presented in frequency tables and analyzed according to the rank. Preliminary results demonstrated that there were some misunderstandings about the concept of digital games by followers. Therefore, our proposal was to analyze the responses given by followers on Instagram to create publications that guide the application of games in language teaching.

Authors:
Laura de Almeida, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Brazil

About the Presenter(s)
Laura de Almeida is currently working at Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), teaching Literature, methodology and other subjects

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