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Restorying a "Newbie" Teacher's 3D Virtual Teaching Trajectory, Resilience, and Professional Development through Action Research: A Narrative Case Study
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Chen, Julian ChengChiang – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2020
Unique affordances of 3D multi-user virtual environments (e.g., immersive simulation, avatar tele/copresence) have attracted language teachers and researchers to explore the effects of Second Life (SL) on learners' language outcomes and perceptions. Research on such a synergy of language education and virtual learning has suggested learners'…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Resilience (Psychology), Professional Development, Action Research
The Effects of Pre-Task Planning on EFL Learners' Oral Performance in a 3D Multi-User Virtual Environment
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Chen, Julian ChengChiang – ReCALL, 2020
Prior research on pre-task planning examines its effects on the quality of second language (L2) learners' planned output. Planning mitigates the cognitive overload placed upon L2 learners' oral performance, thus improving language production. Despite the pedagogical benefits, studies on pre-task planning on L2 learners' oral output are conducted…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)