SLanguages 2009
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Today, I’ll be popping in and out of Second Life for the SLanguages 2009 Conference. I haven’t completely given up on the idea of language learning in virtual worlds, although the students I talk to seem to think that it’s a really bad* idea. I like the idea of learning in a 3D virtual space, but I think perhaps the tool would have to be designed to make it really easy to do activities that are specific to language learning, such as:
* conversing with programed avatars to get something done
* quickly designing objects to respond to commands (it’s still too complicated in SL)
* find student tutors who are pre-screened and ready to interact in the target language with my students 24-7
* find a way to create student-only usernames whose activity can be logged
