Why virtual, why environments? Implementing virtual reality concepts in computer-assisted language learning

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 196-209

  Schwienhorst, Klaus ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CALL; Constructivism; Human computer interaction; Instructional design; Learner autonomy; MOO; NLP; Presence; Situated learning; Tandem learning; Virtual reality; Vygotsky

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845494587     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878102332008     Document Type: Article

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