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International Discussions Held in Second Life Using One’s Native Language

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Second Life (SL) is a virtual environment where synchronous e- learning and international discussions can take place. It is a three-dimensional virtual community provided by Linden Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Students from Korea, Japan, and the United States use special software in SL that allows them to chat with each other about various topics using their own languages: Korean, Japanese, and English.

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  1. National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College, Shiroko-cho, Suzuka, 510-0294, Mie, Japan

    Hideyuki Kanematsu

  2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP), Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, USA

    Dana M. Barry

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Kanematsu, H., Barry, D.M. (2016). International Discussions Held in Second Life Using One’s Native Language. In: STEM and ICT Education in Intelligent Environments. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 91. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19234-5_22

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