Features of Using VR Technology in Teaching Foreign Languages.
https://doi.org/10.26907/2658-3321.2024.7.4.423-435
Abstract
The aim of this article is to study the specifics of using virtual reality technology in the process of teaching foreign languages. The scientific and methodological literature on this issue is analyzed, and as a result of the analysis, the advantages, disadvantages, and difficulties of implementing this technology are identified. Despite the prospects of using VR technology in education, practical application is necessary to assess its effectiveness. Based on the obtained information, an attempt is made to provide recommendations for overcoming the difficulties of implementing and using VR in language education. These recommendations include supporting innovations in education, increasing teachers' competence in the field of virtual reality, expanding the diversity of VR content, standardizing the use of this technology in education, and controlling its impact on students' health. The research also concludes that the concept of "virtual reality in language education" requires clarification, and an attempt is made to define it. Key principles (didactic expediency, professional orientation, interactivity, connection of theory with practice) and approaches applicable in the process of using VR in teaching foreign languages are identified and substantiated.
About the Author
V. I. Vasileva
Ural Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vasileva Valeriia Igorevna – Assistant
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Vasileva V.I. Features of Using VR Technology in Teaching Foreign Languages. Kazan linguistic journal. 2024;7(4):423-435. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2658-3321.2024.7.4.423-435
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