SATAKE Yoshiho
Department Aoyama Gakuin University , College of Economics Position Associate Professor |
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Language | English |
Publication Date | 2022/11 |
Type | |
Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
Title | The effects of English conversation lessons in virtual reality on the confidence of Japanese learners of English |
Contribution Type | Collaboration |
Journal | ICERI2022 Proceedings |
Journal Type | Another Country |
Publisher | IATED |
Volume, Issue, Page | pp.6737-6744 |
Responsible for | pp. 6737-6744 |
Authorship | Lead author,Corresponding author |
Author and coauthor | ◎ Satake, Y., Yamamoto, S., and Obari, H. |
Details | This study examines the effects of VR use on Japanese English learners' conversation skills and their attitudes toward English conversation and cross-cultural sensitivity. 14 students in the experimental group wore a VR headset and took an English conversation class using the Immerse platform. They took English lessons for eight months. The speaking test and 21-item questionnaire were administered before and after the lessons. The questionnaire consisted of 20 questions based on CEFR-J and one on cross-cultural sensitivity. 17 students in the control group took only the test. The results showed that there were no significant differences in the test scores between both groups, nor between both tests. However, there were significant differences with medium or large effect sizes in nine items between the pre-and post-questionnaires. In the post-questionnaire, significant improvements were found in the seven items at the CEFR A2 level and the two items at the CEFR B1 level. |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2022.1700 |
ISBN | 978-84-09-45476-1 |
ISSN | 2340-1095 |
PermalinkURL | https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2022.1700 |
URL for researchmap | https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2022.1700 |