The document discusses using the world around us to create "playscapes" for embodied language learning. It notes that traditional school learning often involves disembodied minds that merely memorize words without context or experiences. When people learn culturally, their bodies are involved through experiences that facilitate learning. The document goes on to discuss using hybrid spaces that incorporate situated, unpredictable, emergent narrative and game mechanics to create experiential learning environments for language acquisition.

1. “PLAYSCAPES”
APPROPRIATING THE WORLD AROUND US FOR
EMBODIED LANGUAGE LEARNING
Paul Driver TICLinguas 2010
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2. Disembodied Minds Paul Driver TICLinguas 2010
“School learning is often about disembodied minds learning
outside any context of decisions and actions.
When people learn something as a cultural process their
bodies are involved because cultural learning always involves
having specific experiences that facilitate learning, not just
memorizing words.” (James Gee 2004)
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3. Affordance Paul Driver TICLinguas 2010
All interaction possibilities
All perceived interactions
All socially acceptable actions
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5. The Rabbit Hole
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9. Game Over?
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Storytelling and reflection
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12. Hybrid Spaces
as Learning Environments
Situated
Unpredictable
Emergent Narrative
Game Mechanics
Experiential
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13. http://web.me.com/paul_driver
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