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For our Current Issues in Teaching course, Me, Özgür, Fidan and, Demirali Kılıç, designed an AR and VR integrated teaching material for high school English prep students at A2 level. The aim of this task was to move beyond textbook based lessons and create a more immersive learning experience by allowing students to explore a city abroad. We chose Prague as our focus and structured the lesson around virtual exploration and guided language use. The lesson begins with a virtua

The flipped classroom approach reverses the traditional flow of language teaching. Students receive the instructional content before class, usually through a video, and class time becomes a space for practice. This is especially practical for language classrooms because students can pause and review explanations on their own. The downside is simple. If students do not watch the video, the entire lesson collapses. Still, when it works, it gives a far richer learning experience

Learning a language is no longer about grinding rules of grammar and memorizing lists of words. Photo by Samuel Bryngelsson /Unsplash. We...