Joachim Scharloth is professor in the School of International Liberal Studies. He is interested in the use of games in education, especially game-based language learning. He has developed a variety of games for teaching learners of German, for which he received an eLearning award from Waseda University. He does not believe that there are universal game mechanics that guarantee learning success. Rather, he is convinced that game mechanics and the object of learning must be closely linked.

Selected Publications:

Scharloth, Joachim (2025): Prozedurale Rhetorik im Digital Game-based Language Learning. In: Katrin Biebighäuser / Diana Feick (Hrsg.): Digitale Lehr-/Lernressourcen und digitale Kompetenz. Forschung aus dem Hochschulkontext. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag. p. 187-213.
Scharloth, Joachim / Dirk Deissler (forthcoming, 2025): Gamification vs. Game Based Learning. In: Michael Beißwenger / Peter Schildhauer / Eva Gredel (Hrsg.): Kultur der Digitalität im Spiegel von Sprach- und Mediendidaktik: Konzepte und Perspektiven für die ‚Bildung in der digitalen Welt‘. SLLD(B)

Links:

Joachim's personal website
bibliography on game based learning