THE POTENTIAL OF IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Abstract

The growing popularity of immersive virtual reality (VR) has sparked the interest of scientists and educators to explore its potential as a learning environment for various fields of education. The article argues that virtual reality is an invaluable tool in the language classes of higher education institutions. With multisensory virtual reality features, including 360-degree views and 3D visualization, students get the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the learning process. The work aims to explore the potential of immersive virtual reality using the Mondly VR application as an example, which aims to maximize interactivity and help students actively experience empirical dialogues with a virtual interlocutor that imitate authentic contexts and create the illusion of full immersion in a natural language environment.