Affiliation:
1. University of Johannesburg, South Africa
2. University of Free State, South Africa
Abstract
The advancement of technology over the past two decades has provided various tools and platforms that facilitate and optimize the language-teaching-learning process using diverse teaching methods that help learners to acquire and understand new knowledge interactively. Despite extensive research highlighting the intersection between education and artificial intelligence technologies, many language teachers are unaware of innovative learning approaches at their disposal. As a result, the potential to transform classroom learning is yet to be realized. The chapter aims to close this gap by providing an overview of the transformation of language teaching experiences in the artificial intelligence age and exploring the opportunities and challenges associated with immersive and gamification technologies. The chapter argues that incorporating innovative technologies in teaching significantly contributes to language learning experiences. The chapter provides insight, more understanding and adds to the body of literature of the study area.