A Virtual Space for Children to Meet and Practice Chinese

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• 作者：Mei Si
• 关键词：Language and culture learning ; Virtual environment ; Kinect ; Embodied cognition
• 刊名：International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：June 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：25
• 期：2
• 页码：271-290
• 全文大小：2735KB
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• 作者单位：Mei Si (1)
  
  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
  
• 刊物类别：Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Educational Technology; User Interfaces and Human Computer
• 刊物主题：Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Educational Technology; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Computers and Education;
• 出版者：Springer New York
• ISSN：1560-4306

文摘

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. Keywords Language and culture learning Virtual environment Kinect Embodied cognition