Making Virtual Reality Accessible for Language Learning: Applying the VR Application Analysis Framework

Autor/inn/en	Frazier, Erin; Lege, Ryan; Bonner, Euan
Titel	Making Virtual Reality Accessible for Language Learning: Applying the VR Application Analysis Framework
Quelle	In: Teaching English with Technology, 21 (2021) 1, S.131-143 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1642-1027
Schlagwörter	Computer Simulation; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Difficulty Level; Short Term Memory; Cognitive Processes; Language Usage; Intention; Interaction; Interpersonal Communication; Educational Environment; Communication Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Sprachgebrauch; Interaktion; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Kommunikationsstil
Abstract	Virtual Reality (VR) is a valuable tool for learning, however, there is a lack of education-focused content for language learning needs. This article introduces the "VR Application Analysis Framework" (Lege, Bonner, Frazier, & Pascucci, 2020) to assist educators in scaffolding existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications for use in classroom activities through four key lenses: "immersive capacity," "cognitive load," "purpose," and "communicative capability." The framework is then used to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of an example COTS VR application, "Tilt Brush." This analysis, completed using the framework, is followed by three lesson plans for "Tilt Brush" that demonstrate how VR could be used in the language classroom. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group / University of Nicosia / Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. Ul. J. Sowinskiego 17, 20-041 Lublin, Poland. Web site: http://tewtjournal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01