the effect of edutainment on efl learners’ self-concept

the effect of edutainment on efl learners’ self-concept

the current study investigated whether the provision of edutainment could contribute to improving the self-concept in the efl context of iran. to address this issue, two intact classes were assigned to control and experimental group, each containing fifteen students. this quasi-experimental study was implemented on the pre-test-post-test equivalent group design. the results of a pre-test indicated that the participants of the two groups were homogenous regarding their proficiency level as well as their self-concept. quantitative data was collected using robson (1989) self-concept questionnaire (scq) before and after edutainment implementation. descriptive and inferential analyses of the collected data, over a 36 sessions period, revealed that the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group on the scale of self-concept which reflects that the use of edutainment appears to provide a unique opportunity for the students to improve their self-concept. the combination of education and entertainment made learning more attractive, entertaining, and interesting. it gave the learners a new opportunity to acquire knowledge in an interesting informative way.