Embodied Cognition and XR in Language Teaching

An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Development of XR Learning Environments and Their Evaluation in Vocational Schools
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-658-52767-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 303 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

(How) can XR technologies facilitate language learning? In this research study, the theories of Embodied Cognition (EC) were applied to investigate how XR technologies can be utilized for language teaching and learning processes and what potentials and challenges arise in their application in vocational school practice. Both the fields of German as a Foreign/Second Language (DaF/DaZ) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) served as reference disciplines in the development of the XR learning environments and their evaluation through an empirical study at vocational schools. Three user groups (desktop VR, VR with a head-mounted display, and MR) were compared in terms of their overall and individual performance at two testing points. In addition, the user experience (UX) was assessed by means of post-tests.

The book provides impulses and working foundations for developers, teachers, researchers, and decision-makers, as well as for anyone who wishes to engage more fundamentally with XR as a learning medium.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoffmann, Isabel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Virtuelle Realität, Erweiterte Realität
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion Ambient Intelligence, RFID, Internet der Dinge
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- The Embodied Cognition (EC) research paradigm.- EC and (language) learning.- Learning with XR: foundations and concepts of effectiveness.- XR in language teaching: state of research and current status.- PRACTICAL PART I: Development of a language- and action-oriented XR fire safety training for vocational schools.- PRACTICAL PART II: Empirical study – testing the fire safety training in schools.- Summary of the research and outlook.

Über Autor(innen)

Isabel Hoffmann completed her doctorate at the Institute for German as a Foreign Language at LMU Munich in 20225. She works as a research associate at the Chair of Didactics of the German Language and Literature/German as a Second Language at LMU and is also active as a freelance XR and AI consultant in education.