Language Learning In Second Life: American And Turkish Students’ Experiences

Cem BALCIKANLI

Makale detayları

Language Learning In Second Life: American And Turkish Students’ Experiences

Yazarlar:

Cem BALCIKANLI

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Dergi:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2012 Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.131-146

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000782898

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1302-6488

Özet:

 

There have been several attempts to integrate Web 2.0 technologies including podcasts, weblogs, wikis, and virtual 3D communities into language education thus far. Second Life, a virtual 3D community, might create unique opportunities for language learners specifically in the following ways: As a source of authentic interaction with target language speakers, a venue for language classes, and an autonomous study opportunity for learners. In this context, this study reports Second Life experiences of American students learning Turkish as a foreign language in the University of Florida, the USA and of Turkish students learning English as a foreign language at Gazi University, Turkey. The interviews demonstrated that both groups of students regarded Second Life as a contribution to authentic interaction with native language. Furthermore, the experiences indicated Second Life served as a good bridge for cultural competence and an inevitable tool to foster less threatened learning experiences despite challenges encountered on the way.

Makale detayları

Language Learning In Second Life: American And Turkish Students’ Experiences

Yazarlar: Cem BALCIKANLI

Yayıncı: Anadolu University

Dergi: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2012 Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.131-146

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2012

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000782898

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

pISSN: 1302-6488

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Cem BALCIKANLI

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Dergi:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2012 Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.131-146

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000782898

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1302-6488