How to learn a language in a virtual world

let‘s talk online started as Germany‘s first live online

language school

EU funded LANCELOT, 23 EU partners (2005-2007)

Training center LANCELOT School GmbH

EU funded AVALON, 26 EU partners (2009-2010)

1st Virtual Round Table Web Conference

EduNation Islands, community in Second Life

1st SLanguages Annual Symposium

1st DaFWEBKON (for teachers of German)

let‘s talk online sprl registered in Brussels

EU funded CAMELOT (proposal)

2003 Jan

2005 Sept

2006 Mar

2007 Sept

2009 Nov

2010 Sept

2012 May

2012

English

Cibola in SL

Spanish

Learn Italian

Italian

Deutsch

ChineseMonash University, Australia

Monash University, Australia Arabic

Deutsch

English

MMORG Minecraft

4,5 Mill sold copies, 20 Mill users

World of Warcraft

10 Mill subscribers

Steven L. Thorne

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/plenary-session-steven-l-thorne

Slanguages Annual Symposium

MachinEVO 2012

What is machinima?

Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima 

youtube.com/machinima

Machinima Mashup

What‘s the EVO in MachinEVO?

Teachers of English to Speakers of Others LanguagesTESOL Convention 20-23 March 2013 Dallas, Texas, USA

www.tesolconvention.org

MachinEVO Wiki

Expert advisor Gromit Mayo, Executive Producer

Expert advisor Languagelab.com

Expert advisor Howdy Colter, treet.tv

Expert advisor Charlie Navarathna, Video producer

Film viewing „My Avatar and Me“having met Film Director Bente Milton and Camera Man Rob Gould inworld

CreAting Machinima Equips Live Online Teachers• University of Central Lancashire UClan, Dr. Michael Thomas BA

(Hons) M.Ed. MBA Ph.D. FHEA, UK (Project Coordinator)• Istanbul University, Tuncer Can Phd, TR• University of Western Bohemia, Mgr. Jana Čepičková, M.A., CZ• ICC The International Language Association, Elleanor Haase, DE• let’s talk online sprl, Heike Philp, BE• LinguaTV, Philip Gienandt, DE • Languagelab, Shiv Rajendran, UK• EduActive, Mateusz Czepielewski, Poland• TELL Consult, Ton Koenraad, NL• (Pending) Dublin City University

• Language learning in authentic virtual environments / Authentic Learning (Real-time Video)

• Machinima production in virtual environments• Social Media/ Youtube Community Building• User generated content• Teacher training course• Pilot test of teacher training course• Evaluation, Dissemination, Exploitation, Project

management

Workpackages

User generated contenthttp://youtu.be/Yige6CiOKbw

let‘s talk online sprlBrussels

CEO Heike Philp Twitter @heikephilp

heike.philp@letstalkonline.com