VR CONTAINER
The project
Virtual Reality in foreign languages for Special Education Needs Students in VET schools
Project number: 2022-2-RO01-KA210-VET-000100783
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects only the views of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use of the information contained therein.
BEST PRACTICES COLLECTION ACTIVITY A6. MANUAL „VR IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS”
IMPLEMENTED BY
CREATIVE PROJECTS AND EVENTS (Romania) – https://www.creativepro.ro
UN-LAB (Italy) – https://www.un-lab.it/
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VR Mondly
Mondly is a company that produces educational language learning software. The freemium platform developed by Mondly includes a website and apps with both free and paid courses in 41 foreign languages. Declared „App of the Year” by Facebook and „Best New App” by Apple, Mondly currently has over 110 million users worldwide. The platform helps you learn foreign languages quickly and efficiently using short lessons, games, real-time conversations, and state-of-the-art technologies such as voice recognition. Additionally, the platform offers a series of virtual or augmented reality lessons.
FORDYS-VAR
The Association for Dyslexic Children Bucharest is a non-governmental organization in Romania, established in 1994 by a group of parents in Bucharest who faced issues related to the education of their children in both the state and private educational systems. The need of these parents to provide their children with a real chance of learning and development, so they could benefit from a normal life, led to the establishment of this association. Since its inception, the association has been engaged in activities of social, civil, cultural, educational, training, and information assistance and solidarity related to dyslexia issues.
ImmerseMe
ImmerseMe is an online language learning tool that allows learners to virtually step into an authentic location to learn a language and provides the opportunity to improve fluency and accuracy in a real-life scenario. The 9 languages offered on ImmerseMe are: German, Spanish, French, English, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Greek, and Indonesian. ImmerseMe offers a variety of ways to learn and practice: small group classes and conversation events led by expert instructors, AI-driven practice scenarios, a space to socialize and play games in the language you are learning, and various features for solo and multiplayer gaming. Immersion lessons combine live instruction and practice in a fully interactive and authentic setting. This means that the user can learn to speak about cooking while preparing a meal with their partner, for example, in a fully equipped restaurant kitchen.
Virtual Reality for Language Learning (VR4ALL)
The Virtual Reality for Language Learning (VR4LL) Project was conducted by English Kids Academy (EKA), in partnership with IH Split (Croatia), IH Sofia (Bulgaria), and IT experts from Spain. VR4LL aimed to enhance the foreign language learning experience through innovative VR technology, develop foreign language communication skills, and strengthen the digital competencies of foreign language teachers.
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Hand Physics Lab is an experimental project created and developed by Dennys Kuhnert and crafted at Holonautic Studio. Using only their hands, the user can explore the unique universe of the physics laboratory, where they will need to complete a variety of tasks and puzzles. The user will go through over 80 puzzles and different experiences to unlock more playgrounds, where they will have complete freedom to draw, build, and play. Examples of experiences that the Hand Physics Lab user can encounter include finger-painting eggs, building cubic towers, using magnets and telekinesis, shaking hands with a user clone, stroking a virtual cat, and much more. This game requires a VR headset to play.