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Effects of Using Mobile-Based Virtual Reality on Chinese L2 Students' Oral Proficiency
Xie, Ying; Chen, Yan; Ryder, Lan Hui
Computer Assisted Language Learning, v34 n3 p225-245 2021
This article reports a mixed-methods study about using virtual reality (VR) tools (Google Cardboard and Expeditions) for developing students' oral proficiency in learning Chinese as a second language. Twelve students role-played as tour guides for six locations throughout a semester: four of them with VR tools and two without. Data collection included oral presentations recorded at four different times of the semester (for Presentations 1, 3, 4, and 6), class observations, participants' reflection papers, and individual interviews at the end of the semester. Results revealed that the content and vocabulary of participants' oral presentations when using VR tools scored statistically significantly higher than when not using VR tools. Qualitative data showed that participants felt that VR tools facilitated preparation and encouraged active learning.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Oral Language, Chinese, Technology Uses in Education, Student Attitudes, Student Projects, Language Fluency, Pronunciation, Grammar
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