About Materials Development and Teacher Satisfaction

profession. Foreign language teachers usually experience different types of tensions ranging from bulky instructional materials, inflexible working hours, low pay, and rigid curriculum to heterogeneous students. When not attended to, each of these factors can negatively affect teacher efficacy and satisfaction. While many would argue that these points are usually beyond the control of a simple classroom teacher, there are remedial strategies that canbe applied by teachers to change classroom atmosphere, enhance learner engagement, and positively contribute to teachers’ sense of satisfaction. One of these strategies involves using digital technologies, namely game elements and online learning platforms, to generate teaching/learning activities and tasks. Although teachers might not always have the control over the materials they use to teach a language, they can draw on relevant development tools to create more engaging learning activities. This can further enhance learner motivation to follow instruction and get engaged in practice. In a motivating teaching/learning context, teachers are expected to be more satisfied with all the attempts they put into instruction. The present article discusses different approaches toward gamifying activities and using online spaces to generate them to achieve the above-mentioned goals.