Evaluating EFL Teachers’ Perception of Gamification and Foreign Language Teaching Enjoyment

siska purnama sari; prof. herri mulyono, ph.d;

ANDHINI KUSUMA ARUM. NIM: 1901055124. Evaluating EFL Teachers’ Perception of Gamification and Foreign Language Teaching Enjoyment. A paper, Jakarta: The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA, 2023.
Gamification, the integration of game elements into non-game contexts, has gained attention as a potential strategy to enhance student engagement and motivation in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. However, little is known about EFL teachers' enjoyment of gamification's actual use in terms of their perception in the foreign language teaching context. This study aimed to explore EFL teachers' perception and their level of enjoyment in the context of foreign language teaching using a quantitative approach based on a survey of 240 participants. The collected data were analyzed using Rasch modeling, a robust quantitative analysis technique commonly used to examine the alignment of responses with a Likert scale. The findings revealed significant variations in EFL teachers' perception of gamification implementation, with some teachers demonstrating a low level of enjoyment towards gamified approaches, while others expressed concerns about teaching experience which related to their motivation, self-efficacy, and technological ability.