Virtual Landscapes

Randall William Sadler

doi:10.1002/9781119472384.ch6

Virtual Landscapes

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This chapter focuses on informal language learning in virtual worlds (VWs) – online three‐dimensional virtual environments. The chapter begins by defining this technology and its key characteristics and their development over time, and provides examples of some that are currently popular. It will then look at current research on this environment – first that which has been accomplished in more formal (school) settings and then at the potential for VWs for informal language learning. It concludes with future directions of this technology and suggestions for educators and students who might wish to use a virtual world to enhance their own language learning.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Handbook of Informal Language Learning
Editors	Mark Dressman, Randall William Sadler
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pages	85-100
ISBN (Electronic)	9781119472384
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119472384.ch6
State	Published - Feb 2020

Keywords

virtual worlds
virtual environments
multiuser educational environments
second life
informal language learning

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The Handbook of Informal Language Learning
Dressman, M. (ed.) & Sadler, R. W. (ed.), Feb 2020, Wiley-Blackwell. 528 p.
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Virtual Landscapes

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