Virtual reality technologies in language learning

Virtual reality technologies in language learning

1. Virtual reality

   • VR is an inmersive , computer-anabled technology that replicates an environment and allows a simulation of the user to be present and interact in that environment.

2. Why virtual reality

   • Virtual reality allows educator to bring the outside worldinto the classroom, allowing students to become inmersed in virtual environments.

3. Dalgarno and Lee. Affordances of virtual reallity in education

   • Enhanced spatial knowledge of the explored domain
   • Tasks that would not be possible in the real world
   • Enhanced motivation and engagement
   • Contextualized learning
   • Effective collaborative learning

4. Current technologies

   • Virtual (unreal) reality
   • Virtual/argumented reality hybrids
   • Haptic controls and response systems
   • immersive video
   • Virtual (constructed , highly real)reality
   • simulators
   • Telepresence

5. Challenges

   • The more complex de VR world, the more of a computational challenge this issue will be, and the more procesing power will be needed to minimize delay.
   • The complexity of interacting within a 3-D VR world

6. The future VR revolution

   • The 2030 EFL teacher is trained in using VR tecnologies. Teacher focus on collaborative tasks , encouraging students to inmersethemselvs in virtual world in order to hear as much natural language as posible.
   • Students are closer to the language than ever before and are able to interact , collaborate , and achive goals using their language skills.

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