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Vasmatzoglou, Areti; Ní Chiaráin, Neasa – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Virtual simulation training has gained in usage in various educational fields and offers the potential to support and reinforce learning goals when practical experience is not possible. Teaching practice experience in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom is critical, yet frequently unobtainable for students in Teaching English to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Computer Simulation
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Pappa, Giouli; Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi – Research-publishing.net, 2018
"Serious Games [SGs] are applications combining educational content with gameplay by integrating learning objectives into a game-like environment" (Thillainathan & Leimeister, 2014, p. 1). However, they have not been used much in language teacher education and training (Ulicsak, 2010). This paper describes the design of…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Writing
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Gorham, Tom; Jubaed, Sam; Sanyal, Tannishtha; Starr, Emma L. – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This chapter describes a small-scale pilot study in which participants in the experimental group learned how to write Japanese kanji characters within an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) graffiti simulator (the Kingspray Graffiti Simulator on the Oculus Rift VR system). In comparing the experimental group to the non-VR control group in the context…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Mirzaei, Maryam Sadat; Meshgi, Kourosh; Nishida, Toyoaki – Research-publishing.net, 2020
The emergence of virtual worlds and simulation games provide ample opportunities for developing cultural competence by offering a visual, contextual, immersive, and interactive experience. Learners can benefit from contextual interactions and develop cultural competencies by fulfilling quests or exploring the environment. However, most of the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Mirzaei, Maryam Sadat; Zhang, Qiang; Meshgi, Kourosh; Nishida, Toyoaki – Research-publishing.net, 2019
We developed a story creation platform that allows for collaborative content creation in a 3D environment by utilizing avatars, animations, objects, and backgrounds. Our story envisioning platform provides a shared virtual space that promotes collaborative interaction for story construction, involving a high degree of learner input and control. It…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Computer Simulation, Story Telling, Second Language Learning
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Takewa, Mika – Research-publishing.net, 2013
This report presents how the learning technologies Discussion Board and PaperShow are incorporated into postgraduate translation modules by means of observing their impact on students' learning. Initially and mainly for administrative reasons as well as being encouraged to make use of the university's virtual learning environment (VLE), I set up…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Simulation