LANGUAGE LEARNING IN SECOND LIFE: American and Turkish Students’ Experiences

dc.creator	Cem BALCIKANLI
dc.date	2012-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:10:11Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:10:11Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e649384b8544456cb357dec33e3824a5
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/13443
dc.description	There have been several attempts to integrate Web 2.0 technologies including podcasts, weblogs, wikis, and virtual 3D communities into language education thus far. Second Life, a virtual 3D community, might create unique opportunities for language learners specifically in the following ways: As a source of authentic interaction with target language speakers, a venue for language classes, and an autonomous study opportunity for learners. In this context, this study reports Second Life experiences of American students learning Turkish as a foreign language in the University of Florida, the USA and of Turkish students learning English as a foreign language at Gazi University, Turkey. The interviews demonstrated that both groups of students regarded Second Life as a contribution to authentic interaction with native language. Furthermore, the experiences indicated Second Life served as a good bridge for cultural competence and an inevitable tool to foster less threatened learning experiences despite challenges encountered on the way.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation	https://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde47/pdf/article_5.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 131-146 (2012)
dc.subject	Web 2.0
dc.subject	virtual communities
dc.subject	Second Life
dc.subject	lnguage learning.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	LANGUAGE LEARNING IN SECOND LIFE: American and Turkish Students’ Experiences
dc.type	article