Designing and implementing virtual enactive role-play and structured argumentation: promises and pitfalls

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 381-408

  Ho, Caroline Mei Lin ^a   Rappa, Natasha Anne ^a   Chee, Yam San ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

argumentation; computer supported collaborative learning; design experiment; design research; immersive virtual environments; Second Life

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952876318     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588220903184732     Document Type: Article

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