1. How can you learn a language in
a virtual world?
Heike Philp
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Brussels
Januar 2003
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2. About let‘s talk online
2003 Jan let‘s talk online started as live online language
school
EU funded LANCELOT, 23 EU partners to develop
a teacher-training course for language
2005 Sept
teaching in virtual classrooms
Training center LANCELOT School GmbH
2007 Sept
EU funded AVALON 26 EU partners to explore
2008 Jan Second Life for language learning
2009 Nov Virtual Round Table Web Conference
2010 Dec EduNation Islands, 30 residents incl. 6
Universities
2011 May DaFWEBKON (for teachers of German)
SLanguages Annual Symposium
2012 May let‘s talk online sprl registered in Brussels
EU funded CAMELOT (proposal)
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3. Q: What is web 3.0 going to be like?
Web 1.0 = Read only
Web 2.0 = Read and Write Web
Web 3.0 = ?
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4. Web 3.0
Web 1.0 = Read only SPEAK
Web 2.0 = Read and Write Web
Web 3.0 = Read, Write and ...
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12. AVALON Project
University of Manchester, UK
University of Vienna, AT
Talkademy, AT
Verein Grenzenlos, AT
ICC Europe International, DE
LANCELOT School GmbH, DE
The British Council, ES
University of Pisa, IT
Molde University College, NO
Mid Sweden University, SE
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13. Teacher Trainers course AVALON
1. Train all skills, which trainers need:
– SL skills/ technical skills
– classroom management
– course design
– practical experience
2. Assisted by Moodle
3. Start: 15 October 2012
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16. SLanguages Annual Symposium
4th SLanguages 5th SLanguages
Annual Symposium Annual Symposium
15-17 October 2010 16-18 Sept 2011
455 participants
493 participants
1.47 guest speakers
72 guest speakers and SL actuaries
2.42 sessions which consisted of…
39 sessions which consisted of...
– 19 presentations
– 3 plenaries
– 3 plenaries and
– 1 keynote
– 1 unconference
– 20 presentations
– 8 workshops
– 3 workshops
– 2 theatre plays
– 8 tours
– 5 tours
– 5 language demo lessons
– 1 Dogme session
– 1 theatre play
– 2 demo lessons
– a Japanese dance
– 1 party performance
– 2 artist exhibitions
– 1 party
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17. 6th SLanguages Annual Symposium
28-30 September 2012
Highlights of the conference in Second Life are...
•3 pre-conference events on Wed, 26th Sept on
the European Day of Languages
•Keynotes by Stylianos Mystakidis and Dr. Cynthia Calongna
•Symposium on Euroversity, Spanish Symposium, PADS
•A 3h symposium by the Free University of Berlin on
cultural studies in SL
•2 x 3h workshops on how to create a machinima (video
in SL)
•A games park with some 50 educational games
•A ballet performance 'Petah and the Wolf' and a party
Above all, ALL of the sessions will be streamed in Adobe
Connect
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