Teaching the Middle Ages Teaching Medieval French Language and Culture Through Digital Gameplay: Applications from Brendan's Voyage, (Hardcover)

<p>This book explores digital gameplay's potential for transforming the way medievalists teach spoken and written language. The authors reflect on lessons learned from the implementation of the video game <em>Brendan's Voyage</em>, which remediates key episodes from the twelfth-century poem, <em>The Voyage of Saint Brendan the Abbot</em>, a popular text translated from Latin into the Anglo-Norman dialect of medieval French. As the player participates in Brendan's maritime quest (and the creation of the Brendan manuscript), the game conveys basic skills in spoken and written Anglo-Norman as well as cultural lessons about Francophone England, from the role of women in artistic patronage to the role of fantastic beasts in monastic imagination. This book positions <em>Brendan's Voyage </em>as a case study whose production and use can offer insights that impact medieval studies, language pedagogy, the digital humanities, and educational video game design. </p>

• Teaching the Middle Ages Teaching Medieval French Language and Culture Through Digital Gameplay: Applications from Brendan's Voyage, (Hardcover)
• Author: Jacob Abell
• ISBN: 9781802703207
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-30
• Page Count: 172