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Task-Based Language Learning and Learner Autonomy in 3D Virtual Worlds

Task-Based Language Learning and Learner Autonomy in 3D Virtual Worlds

Iryna Kozlova
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522537199|ISBN10: 1522537198|EISBN13: 9781522537205
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3719-9.ch003
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Kozlova, Iryna. "Task-Based Language Learning and Learner Autonomy in 3D Virtual Worlds." Integrating Multi-User Virtual Environments in Modern Classrooms, edited by Yufeng Qian, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 50-73. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3719-9.ch003

APA

Kozlova, I. (2018). Task-Based Language Learning and Learner Autonomy in 3D Virtual Worlds. In Y. Qian (Ed.), Integrating Multi-User Virtual Environments in Modern Classrooms (pp. 50-73). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3719-9.ch003

Chicago

Kozlova, Iryna. "Task-Based Language Learning and Learner Autonomy in 3D Virtual Worlds." In Integrating Multi-User Virtual Environments in Modern Classrooms, edited by Yufeng Qian, 50-73. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3719-9.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter investigates whether a problem-solving task with an environment exploration component mediates learner autonomy in a 3D virtual world (VW). Two groups of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners were to collect information by exploring the 3D VW and eliciting information from player avatars to complete the task. An analysis of student interaction reveals that only one of the groups acted as autonomous learners by generating new topics based on their observations in the environment; eliciting information and controlling the topics when interacting with the player avatars; and initiating repair leading to input modification, negotiation of meaning, and modification of output. Results suggest that learner autonomy could be promoted in 3D VWs by improving the clarity of task instructions and by designing learning tasks in such a way that students would be able to complete the tasks only if they share their observations with peers and player avatars.

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