Where are Virtual Educational Environments Going?

• Gabriela E. Cortés Sánche ^[1]
  1. [1] UAM - Azcapotzalco
• Localización: Relingüística aplicada, Nº. 34, 2024
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen
  • español

    El objetivo de este estudio es realizar una reflexión crítica sobre el destino y la evolución de los entornos virtuales de aprendizaje. Este trabajo encuentra su espacio epistemológico en los considerandos expresados por Jaron Lanier (2013) y otros especialistas en mundos virtuales alternativos orientados a la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras (educación a distancia, entornos virtuales, realidad virtual, realidad aumentada y metaverso).

  • English

    The objective of this study is to carry out a critical reflection on the fate and evolution of virtual learning environments. This work finds its epistemological space in the recitals expressed by Jaron Lanier and other specialists in alternative virtual worlds oriented to the teaching and learning of foreign languages (distance education, virtual environments, virtual reality, augmented reality and metaverse).

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