The Effect of Second Life on Speaking Achievement

Autor/inn/en	Güzel, Serhat; Aydin, Selami
Titel	The Effect of Second Life on Speaking Achievement
Quelle	6 (2016) 4, S.236-245 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Second Language Instruction; Online Courses; Speech Skills; Language Skills; English (Second Language); College Students; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Interviews; Pretests Posttests; Conventional Instruction; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Drills (Practice); Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdsprachenunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	The number of studies that focus on the impact of Second Life (SL) as a virtual language learning tool on speaking achievements of EFL learners is quite limited. Thus, this paper aims to provide insight for SL's effect on Turkish EFL learners' speaking achievement levels. Forty-four EFL learners from Balikesir University participated in this experimental research. The participants were divided into two groups as an experimental group of 20 learners and a control group consisting of 24 students. An interview grading their speaking performance was administered to both groups as pre-test and post-tests. While the control group participants took traditional speaking classes, the experimental group did the same speaking activities on SL. Considering the interview scores, results indicated that learners who used SL had a better performance than the ones who participated in traditional activities. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01