Virtual Laboratories in Learning Modern Languages: Usage Degrees and Obstacles

Hamzeh Alassaf; Saif Al-Deen  Al-Ghammaz

doi:10.35516/Hum.2026.9786

Authors

Hamzeh Alassaf Department of Classroom Teacher, Faculty of Arts, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8839-5990
Saif Al-Deen Al-Ghammaz Department of French and English Language and their Literature, Faculty of Arts, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2466-5790

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/Hum.2026.9786

Keywords:

degree of use, modern languages, obstacles, virtual laboratories.

Abstract

Objectives: This study examines the extent of virtual lab usage in modern language learning among university students in Jordan and the challenges they face.

Methods: A descriptive survey approach is used, focusing on studying the phenomenon as it is, providing both qualitative and quantitative insights.

Results: The results indicate a high level of virtual lab usage in modern language learning among Jordanian university students, alongside significant challenges hindering their use.

Conclusions: The study recommends securing funding for virtual labs in language departments, fostering collaboration between public and private universities to optimize available resources, and integrating virtual labs with students' devices to enable self-paced language learning beyond time and location constraints.

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