I-Stem Article on VR Language Acquisition Research

The I-Stem Education Initiative highlighted the research of Tricia Thrasher in a recent online publication.

Can virtual reality (VR) be used to decrease foreign language anxiety and increase students’ oral proficiency? French PhD student Tricia Thrasher thinks so. Consequently, students in French 205 were slated to employ VR in the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning’s (CITL’s) Innovation Studio, providing the perfect opportunity for her to study the impact.

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