Virtual reality for developing intercultural communication competence in Mandarin as a Foreign language

D DeWitt, SF Chan, R Loban - Educational technology research and …, 2022 - Springer
Intercultural communicative competence (ICC) is the ability to interact and communicate
appropriately with people from different cultures. The lack of ICC among non-native …

Enhancing EFL students' intracultural learning through virtual reality

HC Yeh, SS Tseng, L Heng - Interactive Learning Environments, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Intracultural learning has been neglected in English curricula in Taiwan since textbooks as
an important learning resource have been mainly focused on English linguistic content and …

Promoting intercultural competence in a learning activity supported by virtual reality technology

R Shadiev, X Wang, YM Huang - … Review of Research in Open and …, 2020 - erudit.org
Virtual reality (VR) technology makes it possible to create an authentic virtual environment
that benefits immersive learning. We designed an intercultural learning activity and applied …

RETRACTED: An examination of the effectiveness of virtual reality technology for intercultural competence development

M Akdere, K Acheson, Y Jiang - 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) technology as an innovative
learning platform in developing intercultural competence, including intercultural knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the effectiveness of Virtual Reality in teaching Maltese

J Żammit - Computers & Education: X Reality, 2023 - Elsevier
Virtual Reality (VR) has gained popularity in education, but its potential in language
learning, specifically for teaching a minor language like Maltese, has been understudied. To …

Investigating the effectiveness of virtual reality for culture learning

L Gao, B Wan, G Liu, G Xie, J Huang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
People who are to live, study and work abroad will face more challenges in the new cultural
environment and suffer more acculturative stress. Virtual Reality (VR), by which an …

Fostering cultural understanding with virtual reality: A look at students' stereotypes and beliefs

M Berti, S Maranzana, J Monzingo - International Journal of …, 2020 - igi-global.com
In virtual reality, language learners can experience the foreign culture by exploring authentic
and contextualized learning environments. To date, there is a lack of studies investigating …

The use of communication strategies by second language learners of Chinese in a virtual reality learning environment

H Yang, L Tsung, L Cao - Sage Open, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Virtual reality (VR) for Language learning has been shown effective in improving students'
communication skills. However very few studies reveal the communication strategies …

The effects of virtual reality learning environment on student cognitive and linguistic development

YL Chen - The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016 - Springer
Virtual reality (VR) has brought about numerous alternative learning opportunities in the last
decade, and with modern products such as Oculus Rift and other wearable Virtual Reality …

An empirical study on using virtual reality for enhancing the youth's intercultural sensitivity in Hong Kong

C Li, HHS Ip, YM Wong, WS Lam - Journal of Computer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
According to the census data published by the government in 2016, 92% of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region population is ethnic Chinese, while the number of ethnic …