A Systematic Review of AR and VR Enhanced Language Learning

Xinyi Huang, Di Zou, Gary Cheng and Haoran Xie
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Xinyi Huang: Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
Di Zou: Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
Gary Cheng: Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
Haoran Xie: Department of Computing and Decision Sciences, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-28

Abstract: This paper provided a systematic review of previous Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) studies on language learning. A total of 88 articles were selected and analyzed from five perspectives: their ways of integrating AR or VR tools in language learning; main users of AR and VR technologies; major research findings; why AR and VR tools are effective in promoting language learning; and the implications. It was found that (1) immersing learners into virtual worlds is the main approach to language learning in AR and VR studies; (2) university students were the main users of AR/VR technologies; (3) the major research findings concerning the benefits of AR and VR included improvement of students’ learning outcomes, enhancement of motivation, and positive perceptions towards using AR and VR; (4) AR and VR tools promoted language learning through providing immersive learning experience, enhancing motivation, creating interaction, and reducing learning anxiety; and (5) implications identified from previous research include the need of providing training for teachers, enlarging sample sizes, and exploring learner factors such as learner engagement and satisfaction.

Keywords: augmented reality; virtual reality; language learning; computer-assisted language learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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