esl/ efl and second life
DESCRIPTION
some examples of using SL in English classroomTRANSCRIPT
POSSIBLE USES OF SECOND LIFE IN ESL/ EFL
POSSIBLE MODALITIES
Occasional ( e g conversation club)
Blended course( some part on-site/ some—in Second Life)
Purely Second Life
CONVERSATION LESSONS
DISCUSSION GROUPS
DRAMA / THEATRE
2. LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
( e.g visiting cyber London)
OR NEW YORK CITY!
ROLE PLAYING: SHOPPING PRACTICING FUNCTION
ROLE PLAYING:SOCIAL LANGUAGE( SMALL TALK)..
ROLE PLAYING: TRANSPORT
ROLE PLAYING: SEEING A DOCTOR
ROLE PLAYING: ASKING DIRECTIONS..
PRACTICING PUBLIC SPEAKING
ENGLISH FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES: E.G BUSINESS ENGLISH
Business simulations Negotiations..
ESP: ENGLISH FOR DOCTORS
ENGLISH ACROSS CURRICULUM
E.g History ..
E.G BIOLOGY
E.G NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
E.GCHEMISTRY( EG VISUALISATION)
QUESTS
MORE EXAMPLES OF SL QUESTS ..
LOTS OF OTHER POSSIBILITIES…
Comment: this presentation mainly covered the opportunities of Second Life to re- create the Real World in order to practice the target language( functions) .
However, there are a lot of unique Second Life affordances that could also be included in ESL/EFL classroom.
SOME EXAMPLES:
Creating and presenting imaginary world
This could be used to practice such aspects of grammar as conditionals
Creating new avatars and describing their personalities and appearances..
A lot of possibilities for self-expression of students
..and many many more!