VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND VIRTUAL REALITY FOR LEARNING ENGLISH

Abstract

Our common life, professional activity and education have been significantly affected by Covid-19 pandemics and lockdowns in 2020. Online learning has taken over the traditional method of classroom teaching. Switching to a new model of class learning in the virtual environment has become a challenge. It is not an easy task to create a learning environment which is effective, makes students interested and motivated to learn individually. Distance learning with its compulsory components of personality-oriented education, individualization and differentiation in curriculum activities, the opportunities for independent learning and self-development, might help to implement modern educational paradigms. It also motivates language learning and developing the general cultural and professional competences, particularly foreign language communication skills, for students of non-linguistic fields. The teacher’s goal is to provide students with the resources they need in order to make progress. Learning English in this context isn’t an exception. Virtual reality is one of the tools that can guarantee success in virtual learning, as it is a cutting-edge tool that brings students into the study process by spending time in virtual worlds. For both teachers and students, well-designed virtual learning environment is essential because online learning is the way forward. Online learning is costeffective and convenient for students, as it offers flexibility to gain knowledge in any possible way from anywhere and at any time.