In this episode Dr Zavaleta speaks with Dr Elizabeth Enkin about using virtual reality as a tool for language learning. Join us to hear research using virtual reality to help students speak in the target language whilst reducing feelings of anxiety, even using virtual sculpture making as a way of facilitating target language use.

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Link to book chapter mentioned in the Podcast https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352798940_The_Smart_Language_Lab_Building_and_Integrating_Emerging_Technology_into_Language_Programs