Aprendizagem do vocabulário espanhol em ambientes virtuais interativos

Abstract

This paper reports on a study conducted from November 2023 to December 2024 under the Ongoing Call for Proposals 04/2024. The research observed the learning of vocabulary related to the home and the human body in the Initial and Continuing Spanish Education courses at IFSC through the use of a virtual environment. The study sought to evaluate the role of virtual environments in the vocabulary learning process. Initially, vocabulary related to the human body was addressed with the students without the use of the virtual environment. Subsequently, after the development of the virtual environment, a lesson was conducted on vocabulary for furniture and parts of the house. The data collected from the assessments performed after each lesson were analyzed and compared. The results showed that the students had better performance when the virtual environment was used, which confirms the hypothesis that learning with virtual resources is facilitated.