CALICO JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1558/cj.22838
Honeiah Karimi, David J. Sañosa, Kevin Hernandez Rios, Phoebe Tran, Dorothy M. Chun, Richert Wang, D. Arya
{"title":"Building a City in the Sky","authors":"Honeiah Karimi, David J. Sañosa, Kevin Hernandez Rios, Phoebe Tran, Dorothy M. Chun, Richert Wang, D. Arya","doi":"10.1558/cj.22838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.22838","url":null,"abstract":"The conceptualization of multiliteracies initiated by the New London Group (NLG, 1996) emphasized the situated nature of language use as a socially complex network of multimodal engagement. Inspired by this view of language and literacy, computer-assisted language learning and second language acquisition scholars have advocated for a broader scope of second language learning to include the development of multiliteracies (Reinhardt & Thorne, 2019; Warner & Dupuy, 2018). In this conceptual article, we explore the potential affordances of immersive virtual reality (IVR) for the development of multiliteracies. As we attempt to construct a working theory of IVR as a catalyst for understanding and creating multiple forms of language in use, we draw on existing literature as well as on data from our multi-year study of multilingual adolescents engaging in multimodal activities using the Meta Quest headset. The interactions between adolescents and researchers were designed to maximize key IVR affordances (embodied cognition, presence, agency, and contextualization), and examples from the IVR sessions suggest how the adolescents are developing multiliteracies. We conclude with ideas for future research that focus on empowering L2 learners to express themselves as they develop the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in multimodal literacies.","PeriodicalId":46819,"journal":{"name":"CALICO Journal","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90328690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CALICO JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1558/cj.23009
Nadia Jaramillo Cherrez
{"title":"Language Teacher Development in Digital Contexts Edited by Hayriye Kayi-Aydar and Jonathon Reinhardt","authors":"Nadia Jaramillo Cherrez","doi":"10.1558/cj.23009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.23009","url":null,"abstract":"Language Teacher Development in Digital Contexts Edited by Hayriye Kayi-Aydar and Jonathon Reinhardt Amsterdam: John Benjamins US $143 ISBN 9789027210579 (Hardback) 196 pages 2022","PeriodicalId":46819,"journal":{"name":"CALICO Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73737237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CALICO JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1558/cj.22803
Jorge Bacca-Acosta, J. Tejada, G. Lampropoulos, Cecilia Ávila
{"title":"Comparative Eye-Tracking Study Between a Virtual Reality System and a Desktop Environment for Learning the Prepositions of Place in English","authors":"Jorge Bacca-Acosta, J. Tejada, G. Lampropoulos, Cecilia Ávila","doi":"10.1558/cj.22803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.22803","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual reality (VR) is gaining momentum in language education thanks to technological advances and technology at a cost that is affordable for deploying a learning experience. However, there is a need for more research to identify the topics that are most suitable to be taught using VR in English as a foreign language (EFL) courses. In order to close part of this gap, this article reports on the results of a comparative eye-tracking study conducted with 80 university students on the effectiveness of a VR system and a desktop application for learning English prepositions of place. The results show that students using the VR system significantly outperformed those using a 2D application for learning English prepositions of place. However, students spent more time and made more mistakes in the VR system. The easiest English preposition was “on” and the most difficult one was “below” for the desktop application, and “behind” for the VR system. Some implications and recommendations for teachers are provided based on the results.","PeriodicalId":46819,"journal":{"name":"CALICO Journal","volume":"276 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79836388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CALICO JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1558/cj.22676
Euan Bonner, Ryan Lege, Erin Frazier
{"title":"Teaching CLIL Courses Entirely in Virtual Reality","authors":"Euan Bonner, Ryan Lege, Erin Frazier","doi":"10.1558/cj.22676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.22676","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual reality (VR) has been found to be effective for increasing student motivation and engagement (Parong & Mayer, 2018), experiential learning (Hu-Au & Lee, 2018), and even improving spatial memory (Pollard et al., 2020). However, few studies have moved beyond the novelty of single-lesson VR experiences, nor have they used VR as the primary method of lesson delivery in language learning curricula (Kavanagh et al., 2017). Longitudinal data will help to elucidate a VR-specific pedagogy, providing evidence to support best practices, but they will not necessarily ensure that VR is actually adopted in classroom contexts. For that to take place, teacher buy-in is necessary, but there is also a lack of literature investigating the teacher side of planning and delivering VR lessons. The authors designed a longitudinal case study at a language-focused university, in order to investigate the experiences of university lecturers who conducted eight-week Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) courses in VR using Immerse (www.immerse.online), a multi-user VR language learning platform. The study analyzes teachers’ perspectives on planning and implementing a VR curriculum. Post-lesson surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted with the instructors. The analysis findings for both the instructors’ experiences will be discussed, along with their implications for integrating VR into extended course curricula.","PeriodicalId":46819,"journal":{"name":"CALICO Journal","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79859448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CALICO JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1558/cj.22757
Sara A. Smith, María S. Carlo, S. Park, Howard Kaplan
{"title":"Exploring the Promise of Augmented Reality for Dual Language Vocabulary Learning Among Bilingual Children","authors":"Sara A. Smith, María S. Carlo, S. Park, Howard Kaplan","doi":"10.1558/cj.22757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.22757","url":null,"abstract":"There is increasing evidence supporting the efficacy of augmented reality (AR) education applications, yet comparatively few reports exploring AR for early childhood. Augmented reality is uniquely suited to language instruction and the early elementary context, thus has potential to support the growing number of English language learners (ELLs) in the United States. The current study describes the early stages in the development of a dual language AR application for teaching vocabulary to ELLs. We present iterative design data and a proof-of-prototype user study including child and parent acceptance data. Findings indicate that there is potential for AR to provide English vocabulary instruction with L1 supports for children.","PeriodicalId":46819,"journal":{"name":"CALICO Journal","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90414886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CALICO JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1558/cj.23670
H. C. Carruthers
{"title":"Online World Language Instruction Training and Assessment: An Ecological Approach Carmen King Ramírez, Barbara A. Lafford, and James E. Wermers","authors":"H. C. Carruthers","doi":"10.1558/cj.23670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.23670","url":null,"abstract":"Online World Language Instruction Training and Assessment: An Ecological Approach Carmen King Ramírez, Barbara A. Lafford, and James E. Wermers Washington DC: Georgetown University Press US $34.95 ISBN 9781647121051 (Hardback) 312 pages 2021","PeriodicalId":46819,"journal":{"name":"CALICO Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89252635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CALICO JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1558/cj.22897
Ying Xie
{"title":"Contextual Language Learning: Real Language Learning on the Continuum from Virtuality to Reality Edited by Yu-Ju Lan and Scott Grant","authors":"Ying Xie","doi":"10.1558/cj.22897","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.22897","url":null,"abstract":"Contextual Language Learning: Real Language Learning on the Continuum from Virtuality to Reality Edited by Yu-Ju Lan and Scott Grant Singapore: Springer Nature US $129 ISBN 9789811634154 (Hardback) xii + 202 pages 2021","PeriodicalId":46819,"journal":{"name":"CALICO Journal","volume":"12 5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86767692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}