Investigating Second Life for Language Learning: EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Teachers’ Perspectives on the Use of Second Life and Which Factors Affect Their Desire to Integrate It Into Language Instruction

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  In Roundtable Session: Second Life to Support Learning Across Contexts

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative research was to investigate professors’ perspectives on the use of Second Life (SL) and factors that affect their desire to integrate it in foreign language instruction. Specifically, we examined participants’ perceptions toward, issues of, and viability of their current practices of SL. Researchers interviewed eight professors who had been teaching English as a foreign language online utilizing SL to adult learners since 2006. The study consisted of three phases: Phase I. Breakdown of the text; Phase II. Examination of the breakdown; and Phase III. Integration of the examination. The themes of the interview contents were categorized into current practices, perceptions, and viability.

Author

• Muhammet Demirbilek, Suleyman Demirel University