Presence and agency in real and virtual spaces: The promise of extended reality for language learning

• Published in: Language learning & technology Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 6 - 26
• Main Author: Godwin-Jones, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii, National Foreign Language Resource Center 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Collaboration; Computer assisted language learning; Computer Simulation; Human-computer interaction; Interpersonal communication; Language; Language Acquisition; Motivation; Opportunities; Second language learning; Second language learning theories; Second language vocabulary learning; Student Motivation; Virtual reality

Augmented and virtual realities (together “extended reality”) offer language learners the opportunity to communicate and interact in real and virtual spaces. In augmented reality (AR), users view computer-generated layers added to a phone camera’s view of the world. Virtual reality (VR) immerses use...