TY  - JOUR
TI  - The effect of virtual reality on EFL writing performance
AB  - Today technological developments emerge in a blink of an eye with an astounding speed and each update ordevelopment is investigated by educational researchers to contribute educational research and practice. VR(Virtual Reality), one of these technologies, can be defined as the visual technology in which a personexperiences various virtual environments through dedicated hardware and software. Having adopted a SequentialExploratory Mixed Method, the current research was inspired by the virtual opportunity provided by VRtechnologies and aimed to examine the effect of VR experience on developing EFL writing skills. 24 freshmanEFL students initially attended a semi-structured interview and watched a VR and a 2D traditional video indifferent time periods. After completing a short writing task, learners were interviewed again for post-experienceopinions. The results showed that (1) EFL learners were aware of VR technology, (2) VR experience did notaffect short term writing performance but was found to be promising in the long run and (3) a majority oflearners enjoyed VR videos but also expressed a number of technical limitations such as low video quality andphysical discomfort. VR technologies were also discussed in terms of language teaching research.
AU  - YILDIRIM, GÜRKAN
AU  - yildirim, Serkan
AU  - Dolgunsöz, Emrah
PY  - 2018
JO  - Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
SN  - 1305-578X
SP  - 278
EP  - 292
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/318124
ER  -