van der Velden, M. (2026). From page to play: exploring interactive fiction to boost reading and writing skills in the EFL classroom

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• Authors: Monika van der Velden
• Reviewed by: Travis Compton, Frederik Cornillie, and James York.
• Volume and page numbers: 8 (p. 21 – 38)
• Date of publication: 2026/07/07

• Keywords: Digital game-based language learning, Digital literacy, EFL, Game-based language teaching, Interactive fiction, Zine

• Cite:

van der Velden, M. (2026). From page to play: exploring interactive fiction to boost reading and writing skills in the EFL classroom. Ludic Language Pedagogy, 8, 21-38. https://doi.org/10.55853/LLP_v8Pg1

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KEY POINTS

• What is this? An eight-page zine, including names of online interactive fiction (IF) games and activities EFL teachers can use to work on reading and writing skills with their English language students.
• Why did you make it? Since the spring semester of 2024 I use IF with my upper-intermediate students to improve reading and writing skills. I want to share the games and activities I use and encourage colleagues to use IF in the classroom; the zine includes everything they need to get started, making it easier to bring IF into their teaching.
• Who is it for? Teachers who would like to work on reading and writing skills in a ludic way and who are not familiar with IF and/or may be reluctant to use IF with their students.
• What’s next? Convincing my superiors to let me take this further and teach it as a full, semester-long course on its own.

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