The verification of cognitive state monitoring on VR for speaking anxiety analysis and its application

• Project/Area Number: 23K12231
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: MUHAMMAD NUR・ADILIN・BIN・MOHD・ANUARDI 広島大学, 情報メディア教育研究センター, 准教授 (30894208)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
• Keywords: speaking anxiety / brain function

Outline of Research at the Start

VR could be the most viable option to provide authentic environments and stimuli that may help learners to tackle their speaking anxiety. However, to what extent the VR implementation could have a positive effect on the learners in improving communication skills are not yet clear. Speaking anxiety will be classified into 4 components with the aim to explore the speaking anxiety causes. Based on that, I aim to develop suitable VR content to improve learners’ communication skills against anxiety causes. The effectiveness of VR in improving learners’ communication skills will be verified.