This　study　explores　how　spherical　video-based　virtual　reality　(SVVR)　affects　learners＇　foreign　language　enjoyment　(FLE)　in　the　Chinese　English-as-a-foreign-language　(EFL)　speaking　class　with　an　experiential　learning　model.　A　sixteen-week　quasi-experiment　was　conducted　by　adopting　a　pre-post　design.　Two　classes　of　69　sophomores　in　total　participated,　with　one　assigned　as　the　experimental　group　to　practice　speaking　in　an　SVVR-assisted　learning　environment　and　the　other,　the　control　group,　to　follow　the　traditional　instruction　routine.　Instruments　included　an　11-item　FLE　questionnaire　and　speaking　tests.　A　series　of　ANCOVA　results　showed　that　the　experimental　group　demonstrated　better　speaking　performance　and　a　higher　FLE　level　than　the　control　group,　with　significant　effects　shown　in　the　dimensions　of　FLEprivate　and　FLE-atmosphere.　The　study　thus　stresses　the　potential　benefits　of　applying　SVVR　as　a　supplementary　method　for　enhancing　EFL　learners＇　positive　emotions　and　academic　performance,　particularly　in　speaking,　which　points　to　a　feasible　way　of　coping　with　students＇　emotions　in　an　EFL　classroom.　©　2025　IEEE.