This groundbreaking book explores the power of gamification through educational escape rooms, aiming to revolutionize how students engage with learning in the digital age. Focusing on English as a Foreign Language (EFL), this volume offers practical, immersive experiences designed to captivate and motivate secondary school students. From the mysterious and magical worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter to that of the Wizard of Oz, the book presents nine creative escape rooms inspired by literary works. These gamified and interactive scenarios enhance language skills while fostering teamwork, critical thinking, and creativity. This collection is perfect for teachers embracing modern pedagogies in today's globalised educational landscape.
Madalina Armie completed her PhD at the University of Almería, Spain, for which she obtained the EIDUAL Dissertation Award 2019 for Best Doctoral Dissertation. She has published articles and reviews in international journals such as Irish Studies Review, Estudios Irlandeses, Review of Irish Studies in Europe and Studi Irlandesi. Armie is the author of The Irish Short Story at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century and one of the editors of Trauma, Memory and Silence of the Irish Woman in Contemporary Literature. Verónica Membrive completed her PhD at the University of Almería (2017) on Irish travel writers in Spain during the 20th century. She is currently teaching English at the University of Almería. Her field of research is Irish Literature, with a special focus on Irish travellers in Spain in the 20th century. She has published articles in journals such as Atlantis, Estudios Irlandeses or Studi Irlandesi, and chapters in Peter Lang or Springer. She is the co-editor of Trauma, Memory and Silence of the Irish Woman in Contemporary Literature (2023). She has been awarded the International George Campbell Award for her research on Hiberno-Spanish cultural relations (2018).
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