Augmented Reality to Practice Russian Verbs of Motion

Russian language is a difficult language to master with verbs of motion providing a particular challenge. We created two mobile phone based augmented reality experiences that help students to practice these verbs in different ways. The first project adds review videos to a verb handout. This links the videos to a tactile object that the students can physically interact with to boost recall. The second project guides students through an experience in which they must react to verbal voice commands by moving to specific locations denoted by geotags. This mimics real language commands, encourages kinesthetic learning, and gives students real time feedback. These projects will be used as supplements to in-class learning to complement and reinforce other forms of practice for Russian verbs of motion.