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Design and Construction of a Virtual Environment
for Japanese Language Instruction

by Howard Rose

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Title Page
  
• Abstract
  
• Acknowledgements
  
• List of Figures
  
• List of Tables

1. Chapter I: Research Problem
   
2. Chapter II: Review of the Literature on Language Learning
   
   • Alternative Methods of Language Instruction
     
   • Virtual Environments in Education
     
   • A Profile of the Language Learner
     
   • Summary of the Literature
     
3. Chapter III: The Zengo Sayu Application
   
   • Technical Details of the Computer System
     
   • The Teaching Method
     
   • Using Zengo Sayu
     
     • Preparation: Getting Acquainted with VR
       
     • Step I: Exploratory Learning
       
     • Step II: Speaking Practice
       
     • Step III. Developing Complex Meaning: Prepositions and Full Sentences
       
     • Step IV: Listen, Understand and Respond
       
     • Step V: Initiation
       
   • Summary
     
4. Chapter IV: Research Plan
   
   • Research Hypotheses
     
   • Methodology and Procedures
     
   • Instrumentation and Testing
     
   • Anticipated Results
     
5. Chapter V: Discussion

• Conclusion
  
• Bibliography
  
• Appendix A: Lesson Plan for Zengo Sayu Treatment
  
• Appendix B: Test of Learning Comprehension Post Test
  
• Appendix C: Survey of Attitudes Toward Learning Japanese