THE INTEGRATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY (VIRTUAL SCENARIO) AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (CHARACTERS) WITH A SITUATIONAL TEACHING METHOD TO IMPROVE ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS OF GRADE 9 CHINESE STUDENTS

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Jiquan Guo
Nipaporn Sakulwongs

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This study examined the impact of integrating VR and AI with situational teaching on the English-speaking skills of thirty Chinese ninth-grade students over four weeks. Results showed significant improvement in speaking scores, with the mean increasing from 7.27 (pretest) to 12.50 (posttest). Semi-structured interviews further revealed high student satisfaction with this approach. These findings suggest that VR and AI integration can serve as an effective alternative method for enhancing English speaking instruction in China and other non-English speaking contexts.

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Guo, J., & Sakulwongs, N. (2026). THE INTEGRATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY (VIRTUAL SCENARIO) AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (CHARACTERS) WITH A SITUATIONAL TEACHING METHOD TO IMPROVE ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS OF GRADE 9 CHINESE STUDENTS. Phranakhon Rajabhat Research Journal : Humanities and Social Sciences, 21(1), 47–61. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/PNRU_JHSS/article/view/282643
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