VITaL-izing CALL Teacher Education

Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni; Joy Egbert

doi:10.69732/IVIJ1382

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VITaL-izing CALL Teacher Education

Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni and Joy Egbert

The FLTMAG

11/01/2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69732/IVIJ1382

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Language Acquisition

Technology Education

The process, content, and outcomes of teacher education in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) continue to be discussed in the field, with teacher educators employing various approaches (e.g., project-based, portfolio-based, situated, reflective, mentoring, and communities of practice) to prepare pre- and in-service teachers with the knowledge and expertise to integrate technology use effectively (Kessler and Hubbard 2017). One tool that can be integrated into CALL teacher education, regardless of the approach, is a virtual immersive environment (VIE). A VIE is a simulated setting that can enhance the user’s immersion in a context, which can create a “psychological state characterized by perceiving oneself to be enveloped by, included in, and interacting with an environment that provides a continuous stream of stimuli and experiences” (Witmer and Singer 1998, 227).

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Title: VITaL-izing CALL Teacher Education
Creators: Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni
Joy Egbert
Publication Details: The FLTMAG
Academic Unit: Department of Teaching and Learning
Identifiers: 99901399006201842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article