Communication and Gamification in the Web-Based Foreign Language Educational System: Web-Based Foreign Language Educational System
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.4018/IJWLTT.2016100102
Abstract
The paper describes development of the educational online web communication platform for teaching and learning foreign languages. The main objective was to develop a web application for teaching foreigners to understand casual fluent speech. The system is based on the time bank principle, allowing users to teach others their native language along with taking foreign language lessons. The system is based on the WebRTC technology, allowing users to access synchronized teaching materials along with seeing and hearing each other. The paper describes studies associated with user involvement in the learning/teaching process. The hypothesis whether two previously unfamiliar individuals could communicate with each other using a foreign language, based on the developed system algorithms, was tested. System virality, where new users are attracted by the existing users was also studied, along with user motivation for viral behavior. Relationships between monetization, virality and user involvement were also considered.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, v. 11, issue 4, p. 22-34
Scholar Commons Citation
Osipov, Ilya V.; Volinsky, Alex A.; Nikulchev, Evgeny; and Prasikova, Anna Y., "Communication and Gamification in the Web-Based Foreign Language Educational System: Web-Based Foreign Language Educational System" (2016). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications. 275.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/egr_facpub/275
