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Theory and reality of using Second Life to help students learn French language and culture: Is this la vie en rose?
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- 1. Second Life: La vie en rose? 1 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 2. Second Life: Une nouvelle vie en rose Theoretical background Practical background Potential Actual (real?) utility Posited results 2 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 3. Second Life in a second language Theoretical background Pedagogical Neurological Linguistic Social Fun 3 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 4. Second Life Practical background: How SL fuels learning Use & improvement of “le design” Use & improvement of computer skills Use & improvement of hand-eye coordination Stimulation of neurological pathways Stimulation of thought 4 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 5. Second Life Potential Pedagogical : Cumulative knowledge-building Neurological: Stimulation of more neural paths Linguistic: Pragmatics, proxemics, paralanguage Social: Self-esteem, interactivity, comfort Fun: Novelty, engagement 5 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 6. Second Life in French at Coastline Actual (real?) utility in a new language To introduce new vocabulary, actions, creatures To learn & practice linguistic pragmatics To learn & interact with francophone SL To re-define roles, divertissement 6 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 7. Second Life Posited results Theoretical: cerebral, linguistic, social Pedagogical: each one teach one Practical: real-life modeling , practice 7 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 8. Secondary views of Second Life: Addendum 1 Common current uses in other countries: -Business -Education -Engagement/games/social & play -Government (e.g., Canada, bi-lingual) Common current attitudes about: + and - -http://teachingosulibraries.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html Potential E-commerce, including games, and business Education without limits Internationalism without stress or threat 8 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 9. Tertiary views re Second Life:Addendum2 Web 2.0 Social networking: World 2.0 Facebook MySpace Twitter YouTube Instructor-instigated networking, creating Web 3.0 Blogs : http://bizarreries.ning.com Wikis: http://ouiquioui.wikispaces.com 9 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC
- 10. Final remarks:Bienvenuesurnotreîletranquille! 10 katherine watson, cours de français à CCC