Application of Immersive Virtual Reality to Pragmatics Data Collection Methods: Insights from Interviews

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  • Author(s): Taguchi, Naoko
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    CALICO Journal. 2021 38(2):181-201.
  • Publication Date:
    2021
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Equinox Publishing Ltd. Office 415, The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX, UK. Tel: +44-114-221-0285; Fax: +44-114-279-6522; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/CALICO/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      21
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Pragmatics; Computer Simulation; Role Playing; Task Analysis; Cues; Recall (Psychology); Usability; Speech Acts; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Audiovisual Aids; English (Second Language); Emotional Response; Computer Assisted Instruction; Native Speakers; Difficulty Level; Undergraduate Students; Asians; Foreign Students; Peer Groups; Student Attitudes
    • Accession Number:
      10.1558/cj.41136
    • ISSN:
      2056-9017
    • Abstract:
      This exploratory study investigated the usability of immersive virtual reality (VR) as a way of creating a role-play task to examine pragmatic competence, specifically the ability to produce the speech act of request. The study created a closed role-play task in two versions. One was a standard computer-based version in which participants read a written scenario displayed on the screen and produced the target speech act for the computer. The other one was a VR version in which participants put on a VR headset and produced the target speech act for the interlocutor in the virtual space. Five native and five non-native speakers of English completed both versions and participated in a follow-up interview. The purpose of the interview was to examine similarities and differences in participants' perceptions of the two role-play tasks in four areas: (1) thought processes (what they were thinking during the task); (2) recall (what they remembered about the task); (3) difficulty (what made the task difficult); and (4) enjoyment (whether the task was fun). Results revealed that the participants attended to various audio-visual cues in the VR scene and used them to guide their actions. The VR version also evoked greater emotional reactions from the participants.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2021
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1297019