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Dynamicity of Perceived Willingness to Communicate, Motivation, Boredom and Anxiety in Second Life: The Case of Two Advanced Learners of English
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Kruk, Mariusz – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The first part of the paper offers the characteristics of the affective variables of willingness to communicate, motivation, language anxiety and boredom as located within the framework of the complex dynamic systems. The second part aims to discuss the results of a study intended to examine the effect of "Second Life" on two English…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Student Motivation, Attention Control
Enhancing the Learning of Multi-Level Undergraduate Chinese Language with a 3D Immersive Experience - An Exploratory Study
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Wang, Yanjun; Grant, Scott; Grist, Matthew – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
The article reports on a study that incorporated an immersive 3D virtual environment, created in Second Life (SL) into the curriculum of a Chinese program, including its development, implementation and evaluation. This innovation supplemented classroom teaching of Chinese language throughout one semester at a regional Australian university. Using…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chinese, College Second Language Programs, Second Language Instruction
Effects of Using Mobile-Based Virtual Reality on Chinese L2 Students' Oral Proficiency
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Xie, Ying; Chen, Yan; Ryder, Lan Hui – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
This article reports a mixed-methods study about using virtual reality (VR) tools (Google Cardboard and Expeditions) for developing students' oral proficiency in learning Chinese as a second language. Twelve students role-played as tour guides for six locations throughout a semester: four of them with VR tools and two without. Data collection…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Interactions between Text Chat and Audio Modalities for L2 Communication and Feedback in the Synthetic World "Second Life"
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Wigham, Ciara R.; Chanier, Thierry – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
This paper reports on a study of the interactions between text chat and audio modalities in L2 communication in a synthetic (virtual) world and observes whether the text chat modality was used for corrective feedback and the characteristics of the latter. This is examined within the context of a hybrid content and language integrated learning…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Social Systems, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication