{"id":14112,"date":"2026-09-10T04:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/?p=14112"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:38:14","slug":"ideas-sparked-by-thinglink-a-recipe-for-interactive-language-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/ideas-sparked-by-thinglink-a-recipe-for-interactive-language-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas Sparked by ThingLink: A Recipe for Interactive Language Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is a recipe for creating interactive language-learning experiences with ThingLink, using visual prompts, AI, audio, questions and everyday contexts to help learners read, listen, speak, explore and respond in the target language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Looking for simple ways to make language learning more visual, interactive and engaging?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ThingLink can help you transform familiar language-learning activities into experiences learners can actively explore. A static worksheet can become an interactive house. A photo card can become a speaking activity. A town map can become a directions challenge. And, when you are ready, the same ideas can grow into immersive 360\u00b0 environments, virtual visits and branching conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The important thing is not to begin with the technology. Begin with what you want your learners to practise, then choose the interaction, media and features that help them do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And you do not need to build everything from scratch!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The examples below were created as part of our Language Learning Made Interactive: Quick Wins with ThingLink and AI webinar with language-learning expert Joe Dale. Each one is designed to be copied, adapted and experimented with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change the language, vocabulary, level or even change the context. The recipe is yours!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Activity type: Interactive language learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difficulty: Easy to adapt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparation time: Flexible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learner challenge level: Entirely up to you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best served: Individually, in pairs, small groups or as a whole-class activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tech tools: ThingLink, with optional generative AI and other creative tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works well for: Vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking, comprehension, directions, grammar and cultural learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See the Language Learning Examples in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We pulled together all the prompts used during the first webinar into one interactive ThingLink, so you can explore the examples, copy the prompts and experiment with them yourself<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-original-height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scene\/2153939558171935206\" title=\"Quick Language Learning AI Wins with Joe Dale\" type=\"text\/html\" style=\"border: none;\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.thinglink.me\/jse\/responsive.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You can also watch the full webinar replay here:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/I-nLo1CRBRQ\">Watch Language Learning Made Interactive: Quick Wins with ThingLink and AI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1. Language Learning Made Interactive: Quick Wins with ThingLink and AI\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I-nLo1CRBRQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Start With the Language Learning Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before generating an image, adding a tag or writing a prompt yourself, decide what you want learners to practise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It might be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Introducing or revising vocabulary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describing people or places<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talking about daily routines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practising different tenses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing reading comprehension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listening for specific information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giving and following directions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responding spontaneously to a visual prompt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing for a speaking assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exploring another country or culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applying vocabulary in a realistic context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you know the language-learning purpose, it becomes much easier to decide what kind of visual environment or interaction you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daily routines: Explore the rooms of a house and describe what happens in each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking practice: Use contrasting images as prompts for spontaneous description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directions: Navigate around a town by following instructions in the target language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenses: Use a visual sequence to move between past, present and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cultural learning: Step inside a location and explore language in context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strongest activities give learners a reason to use the language rather than simply presenting more content for them to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Give the Language a Visual Context<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first experiment was called \u2018Ma Maison\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe used AI to create a simple cutaway image of a house containing six different rooms, then added French descriptions of daily routines to turn the image into an interactive language-learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of presenting six disconnected pieces of text on a worksheet, each description suddenly had a location and a visual context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners could explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The kitchen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The living room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A bedroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bathroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dining room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each space could contain vocabulary, descriptions, audio, questions or another type of interaction. This is where the recipe becomes really adaptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same idea could become:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Mi Casa for Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A German school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Italian caf\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A French town<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A hotel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An airport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A supermarket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A restaurant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A train station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A workplace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You are not really creating a resource about a house. You are creating a reusable visual language-learning structure. Once you have the structure, you can change almost everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Decide How Much Control You Want AI to Have<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Generative AI can be incredibly useful for language learning, but that does not mean handing over control of the language itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the webinar, Joe demonstrated an important difference between asking AI to generate everything and supplying the exact target-language text you want learners to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For our second experiment, Joe created a four-panel daily routine storyboard designed to incorporate five GCSE tenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than simply asking AI to invent the French, the target-language text could be included directly in the prompt. AI could then concentrate on producing the visual context around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gives the teacher much greater control over:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Vocabulary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reading level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tense<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curriculum alignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The specific language learners encounter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the storyboard was inside ThingLink, ThingLink Copilot could then use that content to help generate self-marking comprehension questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suddenly, one visual resource can support several stages of learning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look \u2192 Read \u2192 Understand \u2192 Respond \u2192 Check<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes, occasionally AI may also produce a levitating toothbrush or another wonderfully unexpected detail. That is part of working with generative AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regenerate it, edit it, remove it or, if it is harmless enough, use it as another conversation starter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Turn Images Into Speaking Prompts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interactive language learning does not always need lots of written content. Sometimes the image should do most of the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For our speaking experiment, Joe created a six-panel PALMW boar , using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>People<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weather<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The contrasting images provide learners with visual cues they can use to practise spontaneous speaking and GCSE-style photo card activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could add a ThingLink tag to each image containing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Key vocabulary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sentence starters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Model phrases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audio pronunciation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challenge questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extension vocabulary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A checklist of things to mention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Or keep the support hidden initially and let learners attempt the speaking activity before opening a tag when they need help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same structure could be adapted for different abilities. A beginner might simply identify what they can see. A more confident learner could describe what is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another learner might infer how somebody feels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An advanced learner could speculate about what happened before the image was taken or what might happen next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One image can therefore support very different levels of language production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Make Learners Use Language to Go Somewhere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our final experiment was Villefleur, an imaginary French town created specifically for the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where a simple town map became much more than a labelled vocabulary resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The map was uploaded into ThingLink and transformed into an interactive directions challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners receive directions in French and must follow the route carefully before answering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u00f9 \u00eates-vous ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The destination is not revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have to understand the language, follow the instructions and work it out for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A route might require them to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Turn left or right<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue straight ahead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pass a particular building<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross a road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walk towards a landmark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the building opposite another location<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stop at the final destination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This shifts the activity from simply knowing vocabulary to using language to complete a task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could create several routes around the same map, gradually increasing the complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the town does not have to be French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same prompt and activity structure could create:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A Spanish seaside town<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A German city centre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Italian village<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An airport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A railway station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A theme park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A shopping centre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A university campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, keep the structure and change the context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Add Support, Structure and Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your basic activity is working, ThingLink gives you lots of ways to decide how learners move through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided Mode can highlight tags in a particular sequence, helping learners work through an activity in the order you have designed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Locked Mode can require learners to explore tags sequentially before they can continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be particularly useful when language is being introduced gradually, when one piece of information depends on another, or when you want learners to build towards a final task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use Microsoft Immersive Reader to support access to text and give learners additional reading tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio can be added so learners can hear vocabulary or sentences as well as read them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activities can also include questions, video, images, links and other media depending on the learning purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, when appropriate, ThingLink content can be translated into another language, making it even easier to adapt or repurpose an existing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five Hot Tips for Creating Brilliant Interactive Language Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 Hot Tip 1: Start Simple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You do not have to create an enormous immersive experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start with one image and one clear language-learning objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take an existing worksheet, image or activity that already works and ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What could learners do with this if it became interactive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could they listen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could they respond?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could they make a choice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could they navigate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could they speak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could they find something?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could they solve something?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A simple interaction added for a clear reason is often more useful than adding lots of features simply because they are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 Hot Tip 2: Keep Control of the Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the exact language matters, put it in the prompt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is particularly important when working towards a curriculum, examination specification or defined vocabulary level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI can help create the visual context, but you remain in control of what your learners are expected to read, understand and produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use tools such as the University of York Multiling Profiler to examine vocabulary and help check how closely generated content aligns with the language level you are targeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of AI as a creative assistant, not the final authority on what your learners should learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 Hot Tip 3: Expect AI to Be Imperfect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During our live webinar, we deliberately took a warts and all approach! Look out for the floating toothbrush! Lol!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with generative AI means you will not necessarily get exactly the same result twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If unwanted text appears in an AI-generated image, you could regenerate it, edit the image or use a tool such as Canva Magic Layers to remove or change elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showing learners that AI outputs need checking can also become a valuable part of digital and AI literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Question it. Check it. Improve it. Do not simply accept the first thing it generates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 Hot Tip 4: Reuse the Prompt, Not Just the Resource<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most important ideas from the webinar was that none of our examples were intended to be fixed French resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take the prompt and play with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change the:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vocabulary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difficulty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual style<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of locations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammar focus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultural setting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A French house can become a Spanish school. A town map can become an airport. A daily routine can become a weekend activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A PALMW speaking board can focus on holidays, school, work, family or the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prompt is simply a starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 Hot Tip 5: Move From Looking to Doing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The real opportunity with interactive language learning is to move beyond learners simply looking at a piece of content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask them to do something with the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They might:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Follow directions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Answer a question<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a prediction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe an image<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Record a response<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare two locations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen and identify<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find an object<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete a route<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain a choice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retell a sequence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask and answer questions with a partner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every interaction should have a purpose. The aim is not to make the image interactive. The aim is to make the learning interactive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take It Into 360\u00b0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have explored interactive 2D activities, the same ideas can move into immersive spaces. Imagine learners moving from looking at a map of Villefleur to actually stepping inside the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They could enter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A French caf\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A train station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A market<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A hotel reception<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A supermarket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A tourist information centre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A street scene<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A restaurant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside a 360\u00b0 environment, learners can explore language in context rather than encountering vocabulary as an isolated list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They might listen to an announcement, read a menu, locate an object, follow directions, respond to a question or move to another location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These spaces can be based on real-world 360\u00b0 photography or created when an appropriate real location is unavailable, inaccessible or difficult to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And immersive does not have to mean wearing a headset. The same experience can be explored on laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, phones, interactive screens, immersive rooms or through VR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It HAS to Be Accessible for All<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interactive language learning should give learners more ways to access and understand information, not introduce unnecessary barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Written versions of important audio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Closed Captions for video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternative text for meaningful images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear navigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simple instructions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audio alongside written language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Immersive Reader where appropriate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual support for new vocabulary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional hints<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Different ways of accessing essential information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Think carefully about cognitive load too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A learner does not need every possible piece of media in every tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes one image and one clear instruction are enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The multimodal nature of ThingLink gives you choices. Use the modality that best supports the learning purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Learning Debrief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The activity does not have to finish when learners reach the final answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring the learning back together and ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Which words helped you understand the activity?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which parts did you find most challenging?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What strategies did you use when you did not know a word?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which visual clues helped you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Could you explain the route or activity to somebody else?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What new vocabulary did you use?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How could you change the activity for another learner?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What did the AI get right or wrong?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You could also ask learners to create their own version of one of the activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give them a map and ask them to create directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give them a room and ask them to write the tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give them a PALMW grid and ask them to create speaking questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, learners move from consuming an interactive experience to designing one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that introduces another valuable layer of language, digital and creative learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ready to Serve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You now have the basic ingredients for creating interactive language-learning activities with ThingLink:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A clear language-learning purpose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A strong visual context<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Target language appropriate for your learners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One or more purposeful interactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual, written or audio support where needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunities for learners to read, listen, speak or respond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI used where it adds genuine value<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessibility considered from the beginning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A prompt or structure that can be adapted and reused<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Begin with something small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn one existing activity into an interactive experience and see how your learners respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change the language. Change the environment. Add audio. Add questions. Create a new route. Move into 360\u00b0. Build a virtual visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when you are ready, you can take things even further by moving from individual interactive activities into branching scenarios and conversations, where learners have to respond, make decisions and use language more spontaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you can still sign up for the full series to receive the additional slides and resources, the Immersive Learning Toolkit and an exclusive six-month free ThingLink trial:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1LnhWo1OxShqusE7Mx3uYHQcxm4\">Sign Up for the Webinar Series and Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming Next!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Webinar Two, we move beyond the classroom with Beyond the Classroom: Create Immersive Language and Cultural Experiences, exploring 360\u00b0 spaces, virtual tours and immersive language-learning experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will also return to Villefleur and explore what happens when learners move from looking at the town map to actually stepping inside its locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trilogy concludes with From Practice to Conversation: Build Confidence with Scenarios and AI, exploring how branching scenarios can support more interactive, contextual and spontaneous language practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One image. One prompt. One interaction. 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