Event Summary

This training workshop (Jornada de formación) for Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) teachers in Taiwan was organized by the Taiwanese Association of Hispanists in collaboration with Edelsa/Anaya. The session focused on leveraging 360-degree videos and Virtual Reality (VR) to create a more immersive linguistic and cultural learning experience for students.

Training Highlights

1. Immersive Virtual Classroom: Utilizing 360-Degree Videos

Topic: Los videos 360 grados en el aula virtual inmersiva de ELE Highlights:

• Explored the advancements and advantages of multimedia resources in the ELE classroom.
• Demonstrated how new technologies can bring the linguistic and cultural reality of Spanish-speaking countries, located thousands of kilometers away, directly to the students.
• Provided teachers with practical tools and resources to enhance classroom interactivity and engagement.

Event Schedule

• 10:00 - 10:30: Reception and Welcome Coffee
• 10:30 - 11:30: Workshop 1: 360-Degree Videos in the Immersive Virtual ELE Classroom
• 11:30 - 12:00: Continued training sessions and exchange
• 12:00 - 13:00: Lunch
• 13:00 - 14:15: Workshop 2: Las imágenes como herramienta para las clases de ELE (Speaker: Mónica Colás)
• 14:15 - 14:45: Discussion
• 14:45 - 15:00: Prize draw

Event Information

• Time: May 21, 2023 (Sun) 10:00-15:00
• Location: Room 503, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University (NTU)
• Organizers: Taiwanese Association of Hispanists, Edelsa, ANAYA
• Collaborators: National Taiwan University, Sunny Books

Acknowledgments to the Staff

張淑英 (Luisa Shu-Ying Chang), 張雯媛 (Wen-Yuan Chang), Mario Santander Oliván, 柯孟德 (Jorge Marcos González Martínez), 林姿吟, 彭鈺婷, 鄭彥伶, 李弘翔, 喬冠豪, 鄭義樺, 鄭家慶, 劉楷, 劉美娟