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    Newsletter 1

    What’s new?

    XR Inclusion Toolkit finished and translated

    In collaboration with renowned experts in the field, our team has developed XR Toolkit with a clear purpose in mind: reducing the significant gap between refugee women, women with fewer opportunities, and language education. We understand that women who have experienced displacement, trauma, and adversity deserve the utmost support in their journey toward a brighter future.

    The XR Inclusion Toolkit leverages the power of extended reality (XR) technology to create an engaging and realistic language learning environment. By immersing learners in a virtual world filled with diverse scenarios, our toolkit enables them to overcome anxiety associated with foreign language learning. With a wide range of lifelike scenarios, learners can explore practical activities and familiarize themselves with the sounds and nuances of a new language.

    The toolkit comprises of 4 chapters:

    • Research: mapping state of XR developments in language learning in Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, and Poland
    • XR Toolkit best practices: a list of various tools and applications that foster Foreign Language Learning (FLL) in digital and XR/AR environments 
    • Recommendations: meet 5 tools that we decided had the best solutions for using technology in the furthering of foreign language learning
    • 5 lesson plans using XR tools

     

    Unlike traditional language learning methods, our toolkit encourages learners to put their language skills to use in real-life situations outside the confines of a classroom. Say goodbye to tedious grammar rules and hello to language in action! XR learning environments empower students to utilize language flexibly across various contexts, facilitating a seamless transition from theory to practice.

    The XR Toolkit is now available online in English – you can download it here: https://xrwomenproject.eu/toolkit/

    or download it in one of four other European languages: Czech, German, Greek, Polish.

    They said about the toolkit:

    “Very good toolkit. Assuming that the user has at least a basic understanding of digital tools, then the toolkit is very intuitive and easy to use.”

    What will we work on next?

    Online learning space for language teachers

    In the upcoming year our international consortium will focus on developing a training package that will equip language teachers with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively use XR technologies with Oculus in their teaching practices for a specific target group (women refugee learners and other women with fewer opportunities). This material will give the opportunity for language teachers and other individuals interested in this project to engage in testing and feedback on learning materials.

    You can look forward to four interactive learning modules focusing on the use of XR tools and specifically on the integration of Oculus in language education to address the needs of women with fewer opportunities. Indicatively, the following thematic areas will be covered:

    • What is XR, why to integrate XR in language teaching
    • What are the teaching methodologies/strategies to integrate XR approaches and technologies in language learning,
    • Specific XR tools appropriate to use with an emphasis on Oculus, lessons based on the use of XR for women with fewer opportunities, evaluation methods, etc.

     

    Are you interested in testing and validating the learning modules? Send email to the project coordinator: insert@mail

    What we offer:

    • Free first access to training materials focused on the use of XR technologies in language learning

    • The latest information on the use of XR technologies in language learning

     

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