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Using Interactive Virtual Reality Tools in an Advanced Chinese Language Class: a Case Study

verfasst von: Ying Xie, Lanhui Ryder, Yan Chen

Erschienen in: TechTrends | Ausgabe 3/2019

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This case study explored college students’ use of interactive virtual reality tools (Google Cardboard and Expeditions) for learning Chinese as a foreign language. Specifically, the purpose of the study was to probe into students’ perceived benefits and challenges of using VR tools for Chinese language and culture learning. Twelve students were paired and role-played as virtual tour guides for six locations throughout a semester. Every two weeks, each dyad studied a particular Chinese tourist attraction or location and presented orally in Chinese as virtual tour guides by using the VR tools. Data collection included class observations of all presentations by each dyad, 24 reflections (two per participant, after the first and fifth presentations), and individual follow-up interviews. The study indicated that the real-life view VR tools offered an authentic context for Chinese language learning, sparked interest in the virtually presented locales, and encouraged students to further explore the target culture.

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Titel: Using Interactive Virtual Reality Tools in an Advanced Chinese Language Class: a Case Study
verfasst von: Ying Xie
Lanhui Ryder
Yan Chen
Publikationsdatum: 25.03.2019
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: TechTrends / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 8756-3894
Elektronische ISSN: 1559-7075
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-019-00389-z

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