Exploring Multilingual Conversational Practice with Spoken Dialogue Systems and Immersive Technologies

Organized by

Elin Ericsson*, Ylva Hård af Segerstad*, and Mats Larsnäs**

*Department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and
**Company Mats Larsnäs

Expected Workshop outcome

The insights and discussions from the workshop will form the foundation of a research paper, which will be collaboratively developed by the workshop organizers and participants. This paper may be presented in HCI International 2026 and included in the Conference proceedings.

The workshop aims to:

• Introduce participants to cutting-edge spoken dialogue systems (SDSs), immersive technologies and their potential applications in language learning and HCI.
• Gather feedback on the experience of exploring a SDS, with and without head-mounted devices (VR).
• Foster interdisciplinary dialogue among various stakeholders, such as researchers, educators, and developers.
• Generate insights and ideas for a collaborative research paper to be submitted to the HCI Conference Proceedings.

Workshop topics

Participants are encouraged to submit papers on the following themes, but are not restricted to these topics:

• Integration of SDSs with embodied conversational agents (ECAs) in language learning
• Use of VR and AI in educational settings
• Challenges and opportunities in immersive language learning
• Case studies and best practices in HCI for language education

Workshop agenda

The following is a framework for the program of the Workshop: