Der Lerner als virtueller Experte. Ein Game Based Training für die Alphabetisierungs- und Grundbildungsarbeit

As part of a joint project a learning game is currently being developed for adults who are functionally illiterate. Following a generally positive experience with the role of the new media in teaching work with this target group, the partners in the project, including the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE), are now focussing specifically on game-based training. This article introduces the reader to the basic concept of the game and identifies the factors in its use which are critical to its success. The game works based on the effect of placing learners in a world where, compared with those around them, they are experts in the written language.