The PAU CTLE website had previously made a name for itself with the "Hangman" game. Now, this popular site continues its mission of making language learning interactive and enjoyable with Sozzle. The game presents users with a pile of scrambled letters and asks them to find words that match the given definitions.
The name "Sozzle" relates directly to the scrambled letter structure of the game, as it can mean a "state of disorder" or a "confused mass/pile" in English. Furthermore, the name is also a potential blend of the Turkish word "söz" (word) and "puzzle," and evokes the names of popular games like Wordle and Scrabble.
Strategic Importance for the Turkic World
With its emphasis on linguistic diversity, Sozzle goes beyond being just a word game and gains strategic importance for the Turkic World. By offering various languages, the game aims to make a significant contribution to linguistic unity and cultural interaction among Turkic peoples.
Common Language Bridge: The game offers Turkish dialects such as Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, and Turkmen together, enabling speakers of Turkey-Turkish to expand their vocabulary in these dialects. This greatly contributes to the foundation of a common vocabulary and the increase of inter-dialectal intelligibility for both the youth and academics of the Turkic World.
Ottoman Turkish and Historical Connection: The Ottoman Turkish option included in the game provides students and enthusiasts with an invaluable opportunity to practice accessing historical texts and cultural heritage by delving into the historical roots of modern Turkish.
Global Interaction: The inclusion of global languages like Russian, English, and Arabic aims to increase the interaction of Turkish youth with world languages and support them in gaining a multilingual competency.
Innovative Learning Model and Features
Sozzle is an innovative derivative of the classic 'word connect' genre. Instead of merely asking users to connect letters, the game presents a structure blended with the logic of a cross-puzzle, testing vocabulary by providing the meanings of the words.
Meaning and Spelling Check: The meaning and spelling question options available in the Ottoman Turkish and Arabic Sozzle games are a critical pedagogical tool that helps new learners of these languages reinforce correct spelling rules and word meanings.
Gradual Difficulty: The game starts with 3-letter words at level 1 and increases the word length by 1 letter every two levels, challenging the user with 8-letter words at the final level. This gradual increase in difficulty ensures a systematic and motivating learning process.
Hints: Players can use the hints they earn every two levels to completely reveal one of the requested words, thus allowing them to progress without getting stuck in the learning process.
Potential for Widespread Use with CC-BY-NC License
One of the most significant features of Sozzle is that it can be used for derivative works under the CC-BY-NC license.
Note: The CC-BY-NC license allows others to copy, distribute, display, and make new works based on your work; however, it cannot be used for commercial purposes, and attribution to the original work is mandatory.
This open license model encourages the game and its rich linguistic data to:
Be Used in Academic Studies: It encourages academics working on Turkic dialects to use the vocabulary and structure of the game in their non-commercial research.
Proliferate in Education: It allows teachers and educators to incorporate the mechanics and content of Sozzle into their own course materials or develop new, non-commercial educational applications.
Be Developed with Voluntary Participation: It sets the stage for developers and language volunteers to collectively expand the game's dialect and vocabulary content as a community.
PAU CTLE’s "Sozzle" game, while bringing both structure and fun to the language learning process, has taken an important step towards becoming a common cultural and academic resource for the youth of the Turkic World and all language enthusiasts.
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