ERIC Number: EJ1169601
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 12
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The Effects of 3D Immersion on CSL Students' Listening Comprehension
Lan, Yu-Ju; Liao, Chia-Ying
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, v12 n1 p35-46 2018
The study aimed at enhancing Chinese as a second language (CSL) students' listening comprehension by using authentic contexts in Second Life (SL). Twenty-seven CSL students from 4 countries participated in the 6-week study. A within-subject design was adopted to confirm the effects of 3D immersive experiences on CSL students' listening comprehension. All the participants sequentially experienced the two kinds of CSL listening support used in this study, both the traditional approach and 3D virtual immersion. The results of listening performance tests, questionnaires, and interview data were collected and analyzed during the study. The analysis results show that CSL students' listening comprehension benefited from 3D immersion. The participants also expressed their preference for taking CSL listening lessons in 3D immersive contexts.
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Interviews, Questionnaires, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Listening Comprehension Tests, Preferences, Student Attitudes, Mandarin Chinese, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, Interpersonal Communication, Computer Games, College Students, Qualitative Research, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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