Students' Attitudes toward High-Immersion Virtual Reality Assisted Language Learning

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Title: Students' Attitudes toward High-Immersion Virtual Reality Assisted Language Learning
Language: English
Authors: Kaplan-Rakowski, Regina, Wojdynski, Tomasz
Source: Research-publishing.net. Conference (26th, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2018.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Simulation, Visualization, Learning Processes, Pilot Projects, College Students, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Fatigue (Biology), Psychological Patterns
Geographic Terms: Poland
Abstract: This pilot study delivers a preliminary report on students' attitudes toward Virtual Reality Assisted Language Learning (VRALL). Learners (N=22) participated in a VRALL lesson and then completed a post-experience survey. Virtual Reality (VR) technology allows for learning experiences that increasingly remove geographic limitations to foreign language learners. Thanks to multisensory features of VR, including 360-degree, three-dimensional visualizations, students' experiences are highly immersive. Descriptive statistics provide preliminary evidence that VR technology is engaging and immersive for learners. Moreover, VR could play a role in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), especially when pitfalls such as cybersickness are overcome. [For the complete volume of short papers, see ED590612.]
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 6
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: ED590663
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This pilot study delivers a preliminary report on students' attitudes toward Virtual Reality Assisted Language Learning (VRALL). Learners (N=22) participated in a VRALL lesson and then completed a post-experience survey. Virtual Reality (VR) technology allows for learning experiences that increasingly remove geographic limitations to foreign language learners. Thanks to multisensory features of VR, including 360-degree, three-dimensional visualizations, students' experiences are highly immersive. Descriptive statistics provide preliminary evidence that VR technology is engaging and immersive for learners. Moreover, VR could play a role in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), especially when pitfalls such as cybersickness are overcome. [For the complete volume of short papers, see ED590612.]