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Dear all,

Recently I've become more and more interested in investigating the link between language learning and gameplay/game development (I'm an applied linguist). I don't post much here, but I've been browsing threads of all sorts for some time now and I realized that many members don't have English as their native language, even though they (or you) speak English quite fluently.

So, I have some questions for you guys (and I wish you'd take some of your time to answer this; I might develop a paper on it, if you consent, of course):

1) Has forum usage (posting and viewing forums) helped you to develop your writing and reading skills in the English language? If yes, how?

2) Has game development on RPG Maker (along with forum usage, or without forum usage) helped you to develop skills in the English language? If yes, how?

This is particularly intriguing to me on a personal level, since I've been frequenting forums for quite a long time and I've always thought of how my English skills have improved considerably when interacting with other people towards the same goal (developing a game, for instance).

Thank you in advance!