Get ready to supercharge your learning! This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to feel confident and prepared for your upcoming IMMERSE live class. We'll cover how to access essential Prep Materials (practice activities) and share valuable tips to help you make the most of every session. Let's dive in and get you hyped for an engaging and effective learning experience!
Accessing the Live-Class Prep Material
Each learning outcome and lesson in IMMERSE includes about 15 minutes of prep materials that include 3 self-guided practice activities. These are designed to help you prepare before lessons and review afterward. Some activities are created by our expert language Guides, while others are powered by AI.
For a Booked Class
For a Booked Class
You can easily find the preparation materials for a class you've already booked:
From your Home Tab
Log in to IMMERSE and enter your Homeroom.
On the Home tab, find your booked class under My Upcoming Lessons.
Hover over the lesson you want to prepare for.
Click > “Practice” to start the Prep Material
From your Schedule Tab
Log in to Immerse and enter your Homeroom.
On the Schedule tab, find your booked class.
Hover over the class you want to prepare for.
Click > “Practice” to start the Prep Material
For an Unbooked Class
For an Unbooked Class
You can still access practice activities even if you haven't booked a specific class time:
From the learning path:
Click > Learning Path
Go to desired section if other than current one
Toggle on Live Class Toggle
Hover over Live Class tile
Click > Prepare
Hover over desired activity
Click > Practice
From the Schedule page (only accessible if you have Live classes on your plan):
Click > Schedule
Select a date
Select a class and time
Click > Practice
Hover over desired activity
Click > Practice again
From a floating Live Class tile on the Learning path:
Click > Learning Path
Find a floating class tile and hover over it
Click > Book
Select a time
Click > Practice
💭 Can I access this practice material with no access to Live Classes?
Practice activities associated with live classes remain accessible to users, even if their plan does not include live class access. There simply will not be a Book option.
The Prep Material Explained
Each learning outcome has an associated study space where you can practice vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversations related to the lesson content, often times to prepare for a live class.
🎓 Recommended Practice Plan
Before your lesson: Focus on flashcards and pronunciation activities to build confidence.
After your lesson: Work on the fill-in-the-blank and Guided Conversation activities to reinforce what you’ve learned.
Flashcards
Flashcards
Flashcards help you recognize words and phrases you might encounter in your lesson.
Reveal Button: Select to reveal the definition or image.
Mark as Known: Thumbs up to remove from your current list once you've learned it.
Mark as Unknown: Thumbs down to shuffle it back in for more practice.
Vocabulary Bank: See all words/phrases, marked as Green(known) or Red (unknown). Red words turn green when marked as known.
Listen to Example: Select the speaker button to hear the word or phrase spoken.
Progress Bar: Shows your progress as you mark words as known.
Fill in the Blank
Fill in the Blank
This activity quizzes you on new words and phrases by presenting phrases with a missing word and three options to choose from.
Answer options: Select one to see if your answer is correct.
Progress Bar: Shows your progress as you answer each phrase.
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
Practice pronouncing words and phrases and receive feedback on your performance.
Color Scale Quality Indicator
Red: Poor pronunciation, try again!
Yellow: Weak pronunciation but closer, needs work!
Yellow Green: Good Pronunciation, needs some fine tuning!
Green: Great Pronunciation, nailed it!
Pronunciation Score - Grading/Rating Parameters
Accuracy: How closely your speech matches a native speaker.
Completeness: How many words you pronounced compared to the reference.
Fluency: How naturally your speech flows.
Feature Options:
Record your voice: Select the record button to speak.
Listen to Example: Select the speaker button to hear the word or phrase spoken.
Pronunciation feedback: Visual representation of your performance.
Listen to your recording: Hear your own voice.
Try again: Redo the pronunciation.
Next Word or Phrase: Move to the next item.
Progress Bar: Shows your progress as you complete each word or phrase.
ℹ️ Navigating Between the Prep Material Practice Activities
To switch activities in a lesson, click the three-lined button in the upper right. A confirmation screen will appear, warning that unsaved progress in the current activity will be lost. It is advised to complete the current activity or accept the loss of unsaved work before proceeding.
Other Recommendations
Community Scene AI Avatar Conversation Partners
Want to check your understanding? Use the open-conversation AI Avatar in the Practice Scenes to test yourself! Try directing the conversation toward the grammar points or topics you want to practice. This helps you see how well you can apply what you've learned in a free-flowing conversation before or after class!
You can speak to the AI practice avatar in any language, and the dialogue box will automatically translate your words.
Using Your Class Notes
During a lesson, your Guide will send you notes and phrases that you can save for later review. You can access these notes during and after the session from either VR or a computer. Here are some ways to use class notes for review or future aid.
Review Past Class Notes - You can review notes from previous classes in the Review tab of your Homeroom. Each past class is listed in chronological order (newest to oldest) and displays:
Language Function Icon (symbol)
Level
Language Function Name
Class Title
Date of Class ✨ After selecting "View Notes," you'll also see:
Instructor/Guide who led the session
Location/Scene where the session was held
Create Your Own Personalized Notes with +MyNotes - All Past Class Notes are saved permanently by default. To create a personalized note list, you can selectively save key terms using the +MyNotes feature. This lets you save specific vocabulary or concepts for later use and review.
