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Direct linkKevin Papin; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Second language (L2) learning research suggests that virtual reality (VR) has the potential to enhance the development of language skills due to its immersive nature and its situated learning opportunities. This quantitative, between-subjects study compared the effectiveness of three learning conditions. University students (N = 63) studied…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, French, Second Language Learning
Tania Heap; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Audon Archibald – Educational Technology & Society, 2024
Understanding blindness or imagining being blind can be challenging for individuals without visual impairments. One of the affordances of high-immersion virtual reality (VR) is its ability to build empathy and facilitate perspective-taking. VR can be potent when providing narrative, experience-laden education that exposes users to ideas and…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Blindness, Technology Uses in Education, Empathy
Sabina Nowak; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski – International Journal on E-Learning, 2024
This study investigates subjective vitality (SV) within the context of high-immersion virtual reality (VR) and video-based language learning. Within the framework of a blended learning curriculum, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students (N = 111) participated in a relaxing language learning activity delivered via VR or video. This study…
Descriptors: Relaxation Training, Computer Simulation, Video Technology, Learning Activities
The VR-AI--Assisted Simulation for Content Knowledge Application in Pre-Service EFL Teacher Training
Joanna Pitura; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Yuliya Asotska-Wierzba – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
Pre-service teachers (PSTs) of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) need extensive training, preparing them for challenges encountered in real classrooms. Such challenges include presenting the target content knowledge in front of the class and promptly responding to students' questions on the content. High-immersion virtual reality (VR) is…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, English (Second Language)
