Traveling in space of desktop virtual reality motivates children to acquire basic English vocabularies / Farah Hannah Azman

Vocabulary is of great importance to English language acquisition and it is a fundamental way in learning and using a language. However, learning a foreign language requires motivations which is a massive challenge faced by the students. Students tend to feel demotivated during traditional methods of learning vocabulary performed in classrooms. This project titled as “Traveling in Space of Desktop Virtual Reality Motivates Children to Acquire Basic English Vocabularies” is an attempt to identify the best technique of teaching for students to feel motivated in learning vocabularies. The main drive of this study is the attempt to motivate learners in a virtual simulation and exclusively enhance students’ vocabulary repertoire, specifically among kindergarten learners. In order to enhance the student’s motivation in learning, this project adopts the practice of desktop virtual reality, allowing the user to travel and interact in the virtual space. ADDIE model is implemented in the development of this project which covers the process of analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. The sample size for this study is 20, aged between 6 to 9 years old. This project then evaluates the satisfaction of the user and the effectiveness of the project using pre-evaluation and post-evaluation. The study concluded that the practice of desktop virtual reality elevate the student’s motivation while learning vocabulary.