Intervention

Pedagogical sequence:

Pre-task activities (mostly asynchronous), ~20 min.
2 x 40-min. sessions of Among Us!, with (synchronous) oral interaction on Discord

Participants

$N = 22$ undergrad students
Pre-service English teachers: already highly motivated, advanced English proficiency (~B2)
Age: $M = 22.5$ y.o. [21..31]
Gender: 6 M, 16 F

Variable	M_diff	t	p-value	Effect size (d)
Attitude toward English	0.13	0.88	0.389 n.s.	0.19
Desire to learn English	-0.08	−0.70	0.490 n.s.	–0.15
Perceived effectiveness	0.02	0.15	0.886 n.s.	0.03
Language anxiety	–0.27	–2.20	0.039 *	–0.47
Self-confidence	0.50	2.88	0.009 **	0.61

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