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    Octalysis framework : a favorable environment to increase successful practices in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms
    (Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas, 2023) Medina Gómez, Diana Carolina; Cely Betancourt, Blanca Lucía ; Grupo de Investigación: Cibeles
    Gamification has become a concept that is permeating the new classroom dynamics. Children from today will learn through different ways in which games and technology are the means. This study shows the contributions of gamification to the specific educational processes of teaching English as a foreign language by using the Octalysis Framework method in fourth-grade students at Colegio Rosario de Santo Domingo. To find the outcomes of this study a qualitative paradigm will be used, and an action-research approach will lead the research. The investigation methods of the study will be semi-structured interviews, interaction workshops, field journals, ethnographic and participatory observations, start and exit workshops, and focus groups. These techniques will help to understand better the teaching-learning processes from the teachers’ and students’ points of view. Results will show that gamified settings improve students’ performance during their class lessons and pupils will be successful while learning a foreign language. Data collected showed that the implementation of Octalysis in teaching English as a foreign language not only improves communicative competencies in the target language, but also social relations among participants, creating a peaceable and a more relaxed learning environment. Finally, this strategy was proven to greatly increase motivation and engagement in the learning process.