slanguages 2009 conference - 8&9 may 2009

SLanguages 2009

Language Education in Virtual Worlds

8 - 9 May 2009

slanguages.net

SLanguages turns 3!

• SLanguages is the Conference for Language Education in Virtual Worlds

• 2009 is the event’s 3rd year

• SLanguages 2009 is held in the 3D virtual world “Second Life”

Find out more on...

slanguages.net

Who should attend?

• Anyone interested in virtual worlds for language education

• Anyone with experience in learning languages in virtual worlds

• Anyone who wants to meet other educators using Second Life

• Anyone who wants to know more...

What will I get from it?

• Explore a new way to teach• Try tools for teaching in 3D and

discover how to make your own• Learn about designing materials and

planning activities• Discuss approaches and methods • Meet virtual world language

educators and share experiences • Become part of the global community

What are the main themes?

• Activities, Materials and Methods

– What new activities are now possible?– What methods work well?

• Virtual worlds as Learning Environments

– How do virtual worlds integrate with online and face-to-face education?

• The Mechanics of Second Life

– What tools are available for teaching? – What are the technical issues?

Who will be presenting?

• Language Educators in Second Life– Language institutes & schools– Universities– Teachers

• Researchers & Consultants– Researchers (Students & Professors)– Consultants

Who presented in 2008?• Avatar Languages• British Council• Charles University Prague• Confucius Institute • Dubai Women’s college• English Village• Glendale Community College• Hogeschool Utrecht University• KAIST South Korea• Lancelot School• Language Lab• Murdoch University• Penn State University• SLEnglish• The Consultants-E

How do I attend?

The conference is free,but please register in Second Life:

EduNation II

http://slurl.com/secondlife/EduNation%20II/56/39/25

New to Second Life? Get an avatar at:www.secondlife.com

How can I participate?

To give a presentation or poster...

Please see the Call for Papers on the

website www.slanguages.net and

submit a proposal.

Deadline for proposals

Friday 10 April 2009

When is it?

11:00 PDTFriday 8 May 2009

to

11:00 PDTSaturday 9 May 2009

Your local time here…www.timeanddate.com

11:00 PDTFriday 8 May 2009

to

11:00 PDTSaturday 9 May 2009

Your local time here…www.timeanddate.com

Where is it?

Second Life islands: EduNation II + EduNation III

http://slurl.com/secondlife/EduNation%20II/56/39/25

Who is organizing this?The Consultants-E An educational consultancy specialisingin online training & education, including: • Second Life• Moodle• Wikis, blogs & podcasts• E-moderation skills

The Consultants-E have three islands inSecond Life that support online education.

Where can I learn more?

slanguages.net

SLanguages 2009

The Conference for

Language Education

in Virtual Worlds

8 - 9 May 2009

Second Life - EduNation II

slanguages.net

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