NDLI: A Virtual Space for Children to Meet and Practice Chinese

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Si, Mei
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Second language acquisition after the students have learned their first language is a unique process. One major difference between learning a foreign language and one’s mother tongue is that second language learning is often facilitated with digital media, and in particular, through interacting with computers. This project is aimed at leveraging computer game technologies and Microsoft Kinect camera to create virtual learning environments suitable for children to practice their language and culture skills. We present a unique virtual environment that contextualizes the practice and engages the learners with narratives, encourages group work and leverages the power of embodied cognition in language learning. Our system has been deployed in an afterschool program for children from 6 to 8 years old. We report our evaluation results and reflections on the deployment process, followed by discussion and future work.
Starting Page	271
Ending Page	290
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15604292
Journal	International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Volume Number	25
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15604306
Language	English
Publisher	Springer New York
Publisher Date	2015-02-07
Publisher Institution	International AIED Society
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Kinect Virtual environment Educational Technology Language and culture learning User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Computers and Education Embodied cognition
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computational Theory and Mathematics E-learning

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

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