Language Learning in 3D Virtual World - Using Second Life as a Platform

dc.creator	Hiroki Ishizuka
dc.creator	Kiyoshi Akama
dc.date	2012-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:31:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:31:01Z
dc.identifier	1860-7470
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ad4fa98d5aab4334ab29df288298f11a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22366
dc.description	Second Life (SL) is an ideal platform for language learning. It is called a Multi-User Virtual Environment, where users can have varieties of learning experiences in life-like environments. Numerous attempts have been made to use SL as a platform for language teaching and the possibility of SL as a means to promote conversational interactions has been reported. However, the research so far has largely focused on simply using SL without further augmentations for communication between learners or between teachers and learners in a school-like environment. Conversely, not enough attention has been paid to its controllability which builds on the embedded functions in SL. This study, based on the latest theories of second language acquisition, especially on the Task Based Language Teaching and the Interaction Hypothesis, proposes to design and implement an automatized interactive task space (AITS) where robotic agents work as interlocutors of learners. This paper presents a design that incorporates the SLA theories into SL and the implementation method of the design to construct AITS, fulfilling the controllability of SL. It also presents the result of the evaluation experiment conducted on the constructed AITS.
dc.language	English
dc.language	German
dc.publisher	FernUniversität Hagen, CampusSource
dc.relation	http://eleed.campussource.de/archive/8/3170
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1860-7470
dc.source	E-learning and Education, Vol 1, Iss 8 (2012)
dc.subject	e-learning
dc.subject	e-learning design
dc.subject	3D MUVES
dc.subject	Second Life
dc.subject	language learning theories
dc.subject	communication task
dc.subject	interaction
dc.subject	negotiation of meaning
dc.subject	agent
dc.subject	Electronic computers. Computer science
dc.subject	QA75.5-76.95
dc.subject	Instruments and machines
dc.subject	QA71-90
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	DOAJ:Computer Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Electronic computers. Computer science
dc.subject	QA75.5-76.95
dc.subject	Instruments and machines
dc.subject	QA71-90
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	DOAJ:Computer Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Electronic computers. Computer science
dc.subject	QA75.5-76.95
dc.subject	Instruments and machines
dc.subject	QA71-90
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Electronic computers. Computer science
dc.subject	QA75.5-76.95
dc.subject	Instruments and machines
dc.subject	QA71-90
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Electronic computers. Computer science
dc.subject	QA75.5-76.95
dc.subject	Instruments and machines
dc.subject	QA71-90
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Language Learning in 3D Virtual World - Using Second Life as a Platform
dc.type	article