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Abstract
The present study aimed at developing EFL grammatical competence and learning motivation among first year secondary stage students through using gamification- based strategy. It adopted the quasi-experimental design. The participants of the study were 60 first year secondary stage students enrolled in Sidi Salem Secondary School for Girls, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. The participants were divided into two groups, one control group (taught using the traditional method) and another experimental group (taught using gamificationbased strategy). The two groups received pre- and post- administration of the study instruments. To fulfill the purpose of the study, the following instruments were designed and used by the researcher: An EFL Grammatical competence checklist required for first year secondary stage students; A pre/ post grammatical competence test to measure students’ grammatical competence; and a pre/ post scale to measure EFL learning motivation. Results of the study revealed that gamification- based strategy was effective in developing EFL secondary stage students’ grammatical competence and learning motivation. This can be assured by these points: (a)The experimental group students outperformed the control group students in the post administration of the study instruments, (b)The experimental group students’ mean scores in the postadministration of the study instruments were much better than their mean scores in the pre- administration of the instruments.