{"id":768,"date":"2023-05-04T17:47:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T00:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/?page_id=768"},"modified":"2023-05-27T20:19:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T03:19:23","slug":"virtual-reality-in-language-teaching-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/virtual-reality-in-language-teaching-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality (VR) for Language Teaching and Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text text-right\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/AdobeStock_115223849-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/AdobeStock_115223849-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/AdobeStock_115223849-1280x720.jpeg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/05\/AdobeStock_115223849-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Virtual Reality\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>VR technology enhances language learning by providing an immersive and engaging environment that allows students to practice their language skills in real-life situations.<\/p>\n<p>The CLC provides support for faculty who conduct\u00a0\u00a0literature research and hands-on exploration to investigate how virtual reality can enhance learning and teaching, specifically in the language classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  \n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          VR Resources for Language Learners\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Here is a list of virtual reality (VR) resources specifically designed to support language learners in their language acquisition journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-OJlwHA4WbR\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-OJlwHA4WbR\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">VR Language Games<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-OJlwHA4WbR\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-OJlwHA4WbR\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2313720\/Noun_Town_Language_Learning\/\">Noun Town<\/a><\/strong> Language Learning is the new way to learn a foreign language. Interact, listen, read, and speak your chosen language in a world that regains color as you learn. Test your skills with mini-games &amp; talk to the local villagers. Learn Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, German, French and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/MondlyVR\"><strong>MondlyVR<\/strong><\/a> offers language learning experiences in VR. It provides interactive scenarios where learners can practice conversational skills with virtual characters. It supports multiple languages and offers speech recognition for pronunciation practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/450390\/The_Lab\/\"><strong>The Lab<\/strong> <\/a>offers a collection of mini-games and experiences. Although not specifically designed for language learning, it can help improve language skills through interactions with virtual characters and engaging gameplay. The game supports multiple foreign languages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          VR Faculty Working Group\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div>\n<div>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Project goals:<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Literature research and hands-on exploration of how virtual reality can enhance learning and teaching and what possibilities exist for language educators today<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Project outcomes:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Summary of VR uses in the language classroom<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Summary of research ways VR affects language learning<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Recommendations for faculty, chairs, program directors, CLC, and Dornife regarding further exploration of VR and\/or its practical application at USC.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Group Participants<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Peyman Nojoumian, chair, (MDES)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rania Ben Amor (French and Italian)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Goretti Prieto Botana (LAIC)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ivette Miriam Gomez (LAIC)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Natania Meeker (French and Italian)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-768","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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