Developing English Language Curriculum for Online Delivery Author(s): Mary Lou McCloskey, Emily A. Thrush, Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton and Gabriela Kleckova Source: CALICO Journal , Vol. 26, No. 1 (2008), pp. 182-203 Published by: Equinox Publishing Ltd. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/calicojournal.26.1.182 JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship...

Introduction In the last few decades, video games have evolved from crude pixelated diversions into advanced, compelling, and psychologically complex activities that actively shape the manner in which users think, feel, and behave. With 3 billion players worldwide, contemporary game design has transcended entertainment. Designers no longer create merely "fun distractions" — in many ways, they are actually programming human behavior through well-designed systems of reward, challenge, and engagement...