NDLI: Lost in second life: virtual embodiment and language learning via multimodal communication

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Pasfield Neofitou, Sarah Huang, Hui Grant, Scott
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Increased recognition of the role of the body and environment in cognition has taken place in recent decades in the form of new theories of embodied and extended cognition. The growing use of ever more sophisticated computer-generated 3D virtual worlds and avatars has added a new dimension to these theories of cognition. Both developments provide new opportunities for exploring new ways of facilitating language acquisition in the foreign language classroom environment. In this article, through two case studies we examine student interaction in a virtual environment customised for foreign language learning to examine “virtually” embodied and extended cognition. Our examination identifies two particular features of this combination of mind, (virtual) body and (virtual) environment that further underline the potential of 3D virtual worlds as sites for embodied and extended cognition: students often do not distinguish between themselves and their avatars; the boundaries between the real and virtual environments are highly (cognitively) permeable.
Starting Page	709
Ending Page	726
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10421629
Journal	Educational Technology Research and Development
Volume Number	63
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15566501
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-07-21
Publisher Institution	Association for Educational Communications & Technology
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Embodied cognition Virtual worlds Avatars Non-player character SLA Educational Technology Learning & Instruction
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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