Minecraft is a game known since 2009 which have occupied both children and adults in hours of enjoyable play with creative thinking. It has grabbed many intention from people of various ages to sit in front of their computer and play the game all day long. However, Minecraft has published the new edition called Minecraft - Education Edition mainly for those who wants to use a game as a platform to learn English in another passionate way. What are special about Minecraft are that the game provide learners with whatever a learner wants it to be. They can set the game in the way they need to in order to direct them toward goals to be accomplished, unlike with other games that are not so flexible.
In addition, learners get to learn new words with meaning from the directions given in the game. For example, they learn word like 'crashing' from the action of the player himself in the game. It provides them clear picture about the real meaning of some words that learners are not familiar with. Besides, Minecraft also let learners develop both academic and life skills through pursuing their
curiosity in enjoyable discovery learning. In other words, learners get to learn language more persistently in order to accomplished their mission in the game. Overall, Minecraft is another good platform to learn English for those who really loves game.
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