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Fostering Student Autonomy in English Learning through Creations in a 3D Virtual World
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Yeh, Yi-Lien; Lan, Yu-Ju – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
The importance of learner autonomy has been researched for at least two decades. However, it has been critiqued that most research mainly focused on theoretical explanations and was based on anecdotal evidence (Dalgarno and Lee in "Br J Educ Technol "41(1):10-32, 2010; Hew and Brush in "Educ Technol Res Dev" 55(3):223-252,…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Technological Advancement, Case Studies, Quasiexperimental Design
The Effects of 3D Immersion on CSL Students' Listening Comprehension
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Liao, Chia-Ying – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 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…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Interviews
Contextual EFL Learning in a 3D Virtual Environment
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Lan, Yu-Ju – Language Learning & Technology, 2015
The purposes of the current study are to develop virtually immersive EFL learning contexts for EFL learners in Taiwan to pre- and review English materials beyond the regular English class schedule. A 2-iteration action research lasting for one semester was conducted to evaluate the effects of virtual contexts on learners' EFL learning. 132…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction