Enhancing L2 interaction in avatar-based virtual worlds: Student teachers' perceptions.

dc.contributor國立臺灣師範大學應用華語文學系zh_tw
dc.contributor.authorJun-Jie Tsengen_US
dc.contributor.authorYa-Hsun Tsaien_US
dc.contributor.authorRih-Chang Chaoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-30T09:26:58Z
dc.date.available2014-10-30T09:26:58Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-01zh_TW
dc.description.abstractThree-dimensional (3-D) multi-user virtual environments (3-D MUVEs) have been used to provide language learners with realistic scenarios in which verbal and non-verbal interactions are simulated. However, little is known of the underlying factors that shape interaction in avatar-based virtual worlds. This study examined the perceptions of 38 student teachers of second language (L2) interaction in relation to the learning and teaching of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) by using 3-D MUVEs. The data that were collected through reflection reports and interviews revealed that the key to the success of promoting L2 interaction may be contingent on the access to realistic scenarios and the presence of non-verbal cues. The participating teachers also offered suggestions regarding the future use of 3-D MUVEs to foster L2 interaction in the learning and teaching of CFL. Overall, the teachers considered this unique platform to be a promising venue where enhanced interaction may contribute to the understanding of target linguistic input, as well as the communication of the learners. This study has provided insight into the dynamic forces that mediate L2 interaction in 3-D MUVEs from the viewpoints of CFL teachers.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://ascilite.org.au/ajet/submission/index.php/AJET/article/view/283/269zh_TW
dc.identifierntnulib_tp_H0101_01_011zh_TW
dc.identifier.issn1449-5554zh_TW
dc.identifier.urihttp://rportal.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/handle/20.500.12235/31288
dc.languageenzh_TW
dc.publisherASCILITEen_US
dc.relationAustralasian Journal of Educational Technology, 29(3), 357-371.en_US
dc.titleEnhancing L2 interaction in avatar-based virtual worlds: Student teachers' perceptions.en_US

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