The urgency of the problem is due to the emergence of new concepts in the field of development of distance learning systems (DLS) and the necessary refinement and assessment of the latest trends in this area. The purpose of this article is to describe the experience of using the virtual language environment for teaching Russian as a foreign language (RFL) and to try to clarify the definition of the term 'v-learning' (learning in virtual reality) relatively to the term 'elearning' (learning with the use of electronic educational technology) in the light of the development of computer technology and user interfaces. The main theoretical research methods are: direct observation; descriptive method, classification and modeling. The article presents refined definitions of v-learning and e-learning. The results of experimental learning and obtained data during the survey are described. The research results presented in the paper may be useful for the design and development of DLS based on virtual reality technologies.
The article describes the project structure of an electronic educational resource in Russian as a foreign language which is based on a system of social interaction including a component of virtual simulation of the Russian language environment. The relevance of the study arises from modern trends in the development of communicative language learning and computer technology that provides the need to study and develop new efficient approaches improving the theory and practice of distance learning of Russian as a foreign language. The purpose of the study is to make a theoretical research on drawing up the structure of an electronic educational resource in Russian as a foreign language with the use of a virtual simulator of the Russian language environment as its component. The main methods are observation of modern trends in the development of electronic resources, analysis of research literature, generalization of the authors' empirical experience in the development of prototypes of learning systems based on the technology of virtual worlds and educational and game applications in the Russian language. The research materials are the works of Russian and foreign researchers devoted to the use of virtual reality technology in language learning. In the course of the study, the modern trends in the development of electronic resources were analyzed, and on this basis the basic principles and practical approaches to the formation of an electronic language environment were identified. The study resulted in theoretical and practical provisions considering an electronic educational resource in Russian as a foreign language as a living and self-developing virtual ecosystem. The results can be used to create a communication-oriented electronic educational resource on Russian as a foreign language.
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