The ENACT Web App: Learn Language Through Culture
Making learning a foreign language accessible and relevant.
About ENACT
ENACT is a free web app which was launched on 1 February 2021. With the ENACT interactive player you can learn a foreign language through the foreign culture by carrying out a cultural activity. Our app shows you how.
Learn Japanese while you’re making an origami boat or Turkish while you’re making a shadow puppet! Your smartphone or tablet will talk you through the stages of doing the activity, with photos, text, audio and video to help. In this way you can:
- learn something about a country’s language and culture before you visit it
- understand more about the languages and cultures of the world
- produce something beautiful
Learning by physically engaging in an activity brings the language and culture to life and helps cross-cultural understanding. The learning experience is memorable as it involves touch and all your senses.
Some activities have 360° videos and images which offer you an immersive experience. You’ll watch a video introducing you to the activity and culture, then learn the most important words. A video will show you in detail how you can carry out the activity yourself in your own home. You can then:
- assess how much you’ve learnt
- evaluate what you’ve produced
- send messages to others in our online community