TEACHING ITALIAN THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY AND DIGITAL GAMES: FROM PREPARING BUCATINI TO SHOPPING AT THE PRATI MARKET.

In this piece, we present theoretical and practical information used to incorporate Virtual Reality technology into the Italian curriculum at the University of Arkansas. We briefly discuss the "how" and "why" of Virtual Reality (VR) in the Italian program, demonstrating how VR permeates the language...

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Published in:	Annali d'Italianistica Vol. 43; pp. 461 - 494
Main Authors:	CALABRETTA-SAJDER, RYAN, DEVICH, CLAUDIA
Format:	Article
Published:	Annali d'Italianistica, Inc. 2025
Subjects:	Virtual reality Second language acquisition Cultural relations Italian language University of Arkansas (System) Video games Contextual learning Academic motivation Social processes
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