If we want to prepare our students for the workplace of the future, we need to engage with new ways of communicating, collaborating and learning, and integrate them in language education in safe ways.

Nergiz Kern

I started exploring virtual reality in 2008, and did so intensively until 2012. I decided to devote more time to it again in 2020 because of its potential for improving the online learning experience for language learners and teachers. I have since worked as Research Manager and then Head of Research at Immerse, the first virtual reality platform for English language teaching then, and now the first VR language immersion program with live Guide-led language classes.

Read about my previous work experience with VR.

Read my articles on VR for language learning
Starting a Second Life on teaching in a virtual world (2009) and
Out of this world – using virtual reality in the classroom (May 2021).
How to prepare for the future of language learning in the metaverse (Feb 2022)
Integrating environmental education into language lessons using virtual reality (Oct 22)
A vision for a humanising and sustainable future of language learning with the metaverse (forthcoming, 2023)

Read all my blog posts on VR in language learning.

Curated content on VR and the metaverse

Below are links to VR and metaverse content I curate. Most are related to language learning and education. Click on the topics of interest. 

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