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Tar Heels build language confidence with virtual reality

Collage: Top image: Students looks through a VR headset. Bottom image: Image of an Arabic landscape the student is seeing through the VR headset.

The “Advanced Arabic” class uses virtual reality to connect students in Chapel Hill with those in Morocco and Algeria. (photo by Rob Holliday)

Tar Heels in Caroline Sibley’s Advanced Arabic class use virtual reality to explore a virtual world with students in Morocco and Algeria in real-time to hone their language skills.

Published in the Spring 2023 issue | Videos

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