W-06 Virtual Classroom Environment for Multi-Lingual Problem Based Learning with US, Korean and Japanese Students(International Session)

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For this study, the authors investigated multi-lingual discussions in Metaverse. The research project was planned to serve as an example of virtual, Problem Based Learning (PBL) using e-learning. To start, virtual classrooms were built on an island (owned by Nagaoka University of Technology) in Second Life. Gradually some functions such as chatting, a recording system, web-coupled functions and language grid systems, etc. were introduced. By using those functions and systems, US, Korean and Japanese students were able to carry out multi-lingual discussions in Second Life. The main goal of this project is to establish new educational e-learning tools for international collaboration. The hardest obstacles for international communication are generally the geographical distances and the difference of languages. The former could be solved by using e-learning. The latter could be overcome by some appropriate translation systems. For the latter, a language grid system was introduced into the virtual PBL environment so that students could communicate with each other by using a translation system. This allowed the participants to chat with each other by using their own languages. The project and its results are discussed in detail.
2010-08-21