Over the last few decades, task-based language teaching (TBLT) has garnered increasing
attention from researchers and educators alike. With a strong and growing body of research …

In recent years, there has been a great deal of research and pedagogical experimentation
relating to the uses of technology in second (L2) and foreign language education. The …

English has become the lingua franca of the world due to its widespread use in academia,
business, commerce, and technology (Lan, Sung, & Chang, 2007; Su, 2006). Additionally …

This chapter aims at providing language teachers, game developers, and researchers with a
pedagogical view of how game-based learning can be implemented in 3D virtual worlds to …

The aims of this research were to develop guidelines for designing interaction tasks for
learners of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) and to investigate the attitudes of CFL …

Various features of multiuser virtual environments (MUVEs) make them promising and,
potentially transformational, contexts for the development of second language (L2) skills …

This book chapter presents, a review of the literature from 2004-2014 regarding the various
models of virtual worlds used in foreign language teaching and learning, the impact of virtual …

Abstract Historically, the Puerto Rico Department of Education has faced difficulty in creating
bilingual citizens. The lack of persistent environments in which Puerto Rican learners of …

Authentic context and active social interaction are two critical factors in the success of
foreign language learning. Second life (SL) has been viewed as an attractive platform with …

Social networking sites like Facebook are not just an element of passing time but a platform
for learning as well. The goal of this paper is to show the effectiveness of a Facebook …