Readers Theater in the Virtual Classroom: A Case Study of Three Sixth-Grade Readers

• Main Authors: Ting-Fang Hsiao, 蕭婷方
• Other Authors: Ya-Chun Shih
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85125058083258874332

碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 英美語文學系 === 99 === This study integrated Readers Theater into a collaborative virtual environment and investigated its influence on reading comprehension and learning attitudes among three sixth grade students. This case study investigates a 3-dimensional virtual reality environment used to support Readers Theater, covering the aspects of context, role play, and real-time voice communication. The participants received reading instruction for forty minutes per class over a twelve week period (forty-three classes). Data was collected through observation, semi-structured interviews, reflection logs, chat logs, video, documents, and an English reading comprehension test. This form of instruction made language learning more fun and interesting, and the findings indicate that participants progressed in reading comprehension, while developing a positive learning attitude through interaction with peers in shared CVE activities. Key words: 3D, collaborative virtual environment (CVE), Readers Theater (RT), reading comprehension, learning attitudes