NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lan, Yu-Ju; Fang, Wei-Chieh; Hsiao, Indy Y. T.; Chen, Nian-Shing – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
The current study aimed at investigating how different types of embodied learnings influence elementary school students' English as a foreign language (EFL) listening performance. Two kinds of embodied learnings: real and physical body versus the 3D avatar, were compared with non-embodied learning. 69 fifth graders from two elementary schools…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Grade 5
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Zheng, Dongping; Bischoff, Michael; Gilliland, Betsy – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
Drawing on ecological and dialogical perspectives on language and cognition, this exploratory case study examines how vocabulary learning occurs during a quest-play mediated in English between a Japanese undergraduate student and a native speaker of English. Understanding embodiment as coaction between the player-avatar and player-player relations…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Computer Games, Context Effect, Undergraduate Students