A Serious Game for Second Language Acquisition

A Dynamical System Approach to Research in Second Language Acquisition

Epistemologically speaking, second language acquisition research (SLAR) might be reconsidered from a complex dynamical system view with interconnected aspects in the ecosystem of language acquisition. The present paper attempts to introduce the tenets of complex system theory and its application in SLAR. It has been suggested that the present dominant traditions in language acquisition research...

I-Fleg a 3D-Game for Learning French

In this paper, we present I-FLEG, a serious language game designed for interactively learning French as a second language. The game is integrated in Second Life and exploits the 3D virtual reality environment provided by this platform to implement immersive, learn-by-doing techniques that have proved to be among the most effective learning strategies in second language acquisition. Furthermore,...

Towards a definition of intake in second language acquisition

Intake  is  a  concept  that  has  long  fascinated  second  language  researchers  as  it  provides  a window  onto  the  crucial  intermediary  stage  between  input  and  acquisition.  A  better understanding of this intermediary  stage can  help us to distinguish between input that  is used for immediate (e.g. communicative) purposes only and input that is drawn on for learning. This articl...

GECKA: Game Engine for Commonsense Knowledge Acquisition

Commonsense knowledge representation and reasoning is key for tasks such as natural language understanding. Since common-sense consists of information that humans take for granted, however, gathering it is an extremely difficult task. The game engine for commonsense knowledge acquisition (GECKA) aims to collect common-sense from game designers through the development of serious games. GECKA mer...

Aspects of Culture in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning, J. Arabski & A. Wojtaszek (2011), ISBN 9783642202001