Learning2gether presentation: How can you learn a language in a virtual world

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Januar 2003

How can you learn a language in a virtual world?

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About let‘s talk online

let‘s talk online started as live online language school

EU funded LANCELOT, 23 EU partners to develop a teacher-training course for language teaching in virtual classrooms

Training center LANCELOT School GmbH

EU funded AVALON 26 EU partners to explore Second Life for language learning

Virtual Round Table Web Conference

EduNation Islands, 30 residents incl. 6 Universities

DaFWEBKON (for teachers of German)

SLanguages Annual Symposium

let‘s talk online sprl registered in Brussels

EU funded CAMELOT (proposal)

2003 Jan

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2007 Sept

2008 Jan

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2012 May


Q: What is web 3.0 going to be like?

Web 1.0 = Read onlyWeb 2.0 = Read and Write WebWeb 3.0 = ?


Web 3.0

Web 1.0 = Read onlyWeb 2.0 = Read and Write WebWeb 3.0 = Read, Write and ...

SPEAK

> Synchronous Computer Mediated Communication


Tim O‘Reilly calls this ...

The realtime web


SPEAK

Virtual Worlds / Games


Learn English

English


Learn Spanish

Cibola in SL Spanish


Learn Italian

Italian


Learn German

Deutsch


Learn German

Deutsch


Learn Chinese

ChineseMonash University, Australia


Learn Arabian

Monash University, Australia

Arabic


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


How EMOTING in Role Play

•can extend students' command of the language•and challenge their written proficiency in situ.


Part I What is Role Play?

A role play (RP) is an improvised story composed of chains of actions and reactions between players so •it is a good idea to prepare a list of verbs, adverbs and adjectives and set expressions•if you intend to do this with non speakers.•you decide on your interaction with other players on the spot. •in an RP you are NOT an actor on stage replaying a prewritten story:•your role play is live, unpredictable and living in the moment you create it.•sll players involved are equally responsible and allowed to drive the role play, •Therefore all participants need to actively participate.


Part I What is Role Play?

For example if A takes a knife and threatens B, then B should be given the chance to react:--> B struggles, negotiates a way out--> A then reacts to B's reaction - negotiate or not, and so forth.


Part II What is and Why EMOTING?

Emoting is what turns a dialog into a descriptive story full of actions and interactions.Despite the wealth of visual clues in SL about the location there is a need to make up for the lack of avatar's motion and actions in situ. --> RP is always in writing (not voiced) because it is hard to determine WHO you are speaking to and in WHAT TONE or inflection. (eyegazing effect+ avatar movements considering the speed of the action)--> Avoid using an Emote Hud and Gestures--> Players are not necessarily looking at the persons they are talking to during the action, even if they could show facial expressions, it would probably not be seen by other players.--> Some things can only be emoted because you don’t have the poseball or gesture to show what is happening to your avi.


Part III Senses, Action and Feelings

YOUR SENSES Express what you hear smell, see and how. When you are reacting to something, how do you know about it? for example:/me sniffs the air, furrows her eyebrows and stutters "I forgot to turn off the flat iron!“

ACTIONS AND FEELINGSYour actions need to be imagined ("seen" in writing) by others so use more elaborate verbs than look at, take etc... to give a real flavour to your action.for example : stare, glance, examine, grab, hands over, etc...Express your state of mind (not feelings) naturally in the flow of the action, what you would do in the situation you are in./me rummages in her pocket with a MALICIOUS grin on her face, pulls out an apple and throws it straight at you. In this situation what do you do? sway, catch or get knocked over by the apple?


Part IV Practice

1) In Second Life you emote by typing "/me" or *Verb**verb* is for a SHORT description of emotional actionYou use * * to express actions like laugh, giggle, chuckle, snicker, cry, weep, wave, etc. Any type of action........ Give it a try/me *coughs hard*2) "/me" is for longer descriptions of actions within an interactive situation; it removes the colon before your namehence a third person verb"/me jumps in terror at the sudden shrieking sound coming from the attic." Every action seen, smelled or heard by others basically needs to be emoted. For example: --> points, jumps, falls, crawls, lurks, spies, etc. Any type of action. --> arching an eyebrow, narrowing the eyes at someone, rolling your eyes, scratching your head, your butt etc.


Part V LET‘S EXPLORE

/me pushes the door of the pub and comes in.Why is this very dull?...Try to extrapolate on this sentence with /me + verb + ajectives, adverbs, sounds, in the chat.....You can also describe what something of yours is doing : Your eyes...nose...legs...arms...fingers... shoes.... petUse a possessive with the good old apostrophe+s

/me's spine shivers as she enters the crowded smoky pub alone.....


Part V LET‘s EXPLORE

'S can also be used for the contraction with your name and "is." Such as.../me's a lovely little robot who loves watching the stars twinkle on a bright full moon night.Give it a try about your avatar..........."Direct speech"Example of a good sentence (methinks):/me grabs the hot cup of chocolate milk handed over to her, wraps her cold fingers around the object and sip the hot brown liquid gently so as not to burn her lips "hmmm this feels good".


Part VI SOME BASIC RULES IN RP

•DO not use type TXT chat like LOL, ROFL, GR8T words, use full words.•Do not act for other players, example:/me's friend decides to seize the apple and throws it back to Cyber.•Don't be a TEFLON character or Godmoding (a character that is above everything and is never hurt)

OOC - Out of Character discourseIf for any reason you need to turn off the gas RL or need to ask a question that is not intergral to the story you need to specify that your intervention is ((out of Character))for this you need to type ((your text)) so other players know where you are at. ((BRB)**************


A new language school?

Romantic Language•Focuses on text chat versus voice chat•Focuses on receptive skills versus productive skills•Focuses on online dating•Uses translation tools•Assists in creating appealing profile


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