Julian Chen (Australia Curtin University)

Second Life as a Virtual Playground for Language Education

A Practical Guide for Teaching and Research

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This insightful book offers language teachers and researchers the opportunity to delve into 3D virtual worlds and see the benefits they provide for effective language teaching. Teachers and curriculum designers will find the well-detailed and guided lesson planning useful when starting their first SL class.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9780367716189
• ISBN-10: 0367716186
• Artikelnr.: 65612191

Autorenporträt

Julian Chen (they/them) is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, and the Coordinator of Asian Languages Program at Curtin University, Australia. Their research synergises technology-enhanced language learning, task-based language teaching, 3D virtual learning, netnography, and action research.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1
Before we take off 1. Language teaching and learning in Second Life 2. Task
based language teaching in Second Life 3. Second Life features and logistics Part 2
Let's get our hands dirty 4. Course preparation
A bumpy road 5. Pretest: A rollercoaster ride 6. Lesson 1 (Greetings) 7. Lesson 2 (Food
part 1) 8. Lesson 2 (Food
part 2) 9. Lesson 2 (Food
part 3) 10. Lesson 2 (Food
final) 11. Lesson 3 (Holiday/Festival/Clothing
part 1) 12. Lesson 3 (Holiday/Festival/Clothing
part 2) 13. Lesson 4 (Music) 14. Lesson 5 (Sports) 15. Lesson 6 (Arts
part 1) 16. Lesson 6 (Arts
part 2) 17. Lesson 7 (Jobs) 18. Posttest 19. Lesson 8 (Travel & Farewell party) Part 3
Weave it all together 20. Snapshots of my Second Life Research 21. Second Life resources for teaching and research