RT bachelor thesis
T1 The use of virtual worlds in foreign language learning
A1 Muñoz Sánchez, María
A2 Filología Francesa e Inglesa
A2 Ingeniería Informática
K1 virtual worlds
K1 foreign language learning
K1 interaction
K1 motivation
K1 collaboration
K1 serious games
K1 task-based learning
AB Nowadays, technology plays a fundamental role in our lives. This trend is also noticeable inthe area of education, considering that the use of ICT services is increasing in educationalcentres. Considering this factor, I focused on the use of virtual worlds (VWs) for foreignlanguage teaching and learning. The primary objective of this senior thesis is to demonstratethat VWs offer multiple educational applications to support the foreign language teaching andlearning processes and that the potential of VWs has not been very much explored inlanguage teaching and learning . For this purpose, a review of the literature based on fourjournals ( ReCALL, Computers & Education, Language Learning & Technology and theBritish Journal of Educational Technology) has been carried out. I have focused on thearticles published between 2010 and 2016, both included. A total number of twenty onepublications that deal with virtual worlds and foreign language teaching and learning wasfound. These articles have been analyzed according to the journal and the year they werepublished in, the VW they use, the language skills they enhance and the type of learning theysupport. Through the aforementioned analysis, both hypotheses have been proven.
YR 2017
FD 2017-03-13
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/19168
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/19168
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026