RT journal article
T1 A Review of Virtual Reality-Based Language Learning Apps
T2 Una revisión de apps de realidad virtual para el aprendizaje de idiomas
A1 Berns, Anke
A1 Reyes Sánchez, Salvador
A2 Filología Francesa e Inglesa
K1 educational software
K1 language teaching
K1 telecommunications
K1 multimedia system
AB Research in the area of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) has shown that the use of mobile devices such as smartphones may offer multiple opportunities for supporting foreign language learning. In addition, the development and increasing accessibility of emerging technologies such as virtual reality (VR) has opened new perspectives in the area of MALL, paving the way for a new research field called virtual reality assisted language learning (VRALL). In this context, the present study aims to identify the trends as well as challenges of VRALL by analysing the most popular of the currently available VR apps that can be downloaded from commercial platforms such as Google Play Store and App Store. However, results suggest that most of the retrieved apps are not specifically designed for foreign language learning, although they can be used for such a purpose. Furthermore, very few of the apps explore the real potential of VR, either providing novel teaching and learning approaches and new types of interaction, or offering novel learning scenarios that could allow the learner to experience a greater sense of immersion and thus facilitate the process of language immersion and language acquisition.
PB ASOC IBEROAMERICANA EDUCACION SUPERIOR DISTANCIA
SN 1138-2783
YR 2021
FD 2021-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24230
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24230
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026