After having some time to explore second life I think it would be a great tool for students to use outside the classroom to help develop their language skills. However, it seems like it would be a difficult tool to use in the classroom because of how long it would sometimes take to find people who were willing to talk to you. One way you may be able to overcome this is to schedule a time and place for another class to meet and have students talk to each other.
Another option would be to have students complete an assignment using second life as homework. The basics of second life could be taught in the classroom but the actual assignment would be completed at home. Overall, I think second life may be beneficial for language learners but is probably better used outside the classroom.
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3 years ago
I hadn't thought of using SL as a homework assignment. I wonder if it would be difficult for a student to show an instructor that they "completed" the assignment.
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