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Google Street View for Language Learning

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The ability to virtually visit real places offers practical and yet immersive ways to carry out real-life tasks. Services such as Google Street View allow language learning activities to focus on more descriptive language, while remaining relevant to the learners’ everyday life. / www.avatarlang...

10/18/2009
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Google Docs and Wikis for Language Learning

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Google Docs and similar wiki-based programs simplify collaborative writing projects and can also serve as a shared workspace for the entire class. They are accessed via the internet and so are available independently of location or device. Students quickly learn how to use the programs, because...

10/18/2009
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Wikipedia for Language Learning - a guide for teachers

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Wikipedia is well-known and has become a main source for initial research. Yet its interactive nature allows language learners to play a more active role, to gain an online voice and focus on accuracy and quality in their written work. / www.avatarlanguages.com

10/18/2009
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Wikipedia for Language Learning

from avatarlanguages in How-to-Guides & Manuals

Wikipedia is well-known and has become a main source for initial research. Yet its interactive nature allows language learners to play a more active role, to gain an online voice and focus on accuracy and quality in their written work. / www.avatarlanguages.com

10/18/2009
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Google Docs and Wikis for Language Learning

from avatarlanguages in How-to-Guides & Manuals

Google Docs and similar wiki-based programs simplify collaborative writing projects and can also serve as a shared workspace for the entire class. They are accessed via the internet and so are available independently of location or device. Students quickly learn how to use the programs, because...

10/18/2009
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Twitter and Microblogging for Language Learning

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Microblogging is an unusual form of expressing oneself, yet it is rapidly becoming a mainstream tool. Not only does its popularity make it relevant to language learners, its conversational and concise style offers opportunities to practice specific language skills. / www.avatarlanguages.com

10/18/2009
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Twitter and Microblogging for Language Learning

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Twitter and Microblogging for Language Learning / www.avatarlanguages.com

10/17/2009
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3D Virtual Worlds for Language Learning - a guide for te...

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3D Virtual Worlds for Language Learning - a guide for teachers / www.avatarlanguages.com

10/17/2009
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Lernen Sie Englisch Online

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Englisch Privatunterricht / wann und wo Sie wollen / Avatar Languages ist eine / innovative Online-Sprachschule / • Lebendiger Einzelunterricht / • Einfach zu verwendende Online-Klassenzimmer / • Flexible Unterrichtszeiten / • Professionelle Lehrer /

07/11/2009
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Second Life as a Social Learning Environment

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Second Life as a Social Learning Environment (Presentation at SLanguages 2009) / www.avatarlanguages.com

07/10/2009
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Dogme for Virtual World Language Learning (Presentation a...

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Dogme for Virtual World Language Learning (Presentation at SLanguages 2009) / www.avatarlanguages.com /

07/10/2009
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Twitter for Language Learning - Reading Tweets

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Experiences in using Twitter in the language classroom. / www.avatarlanguages.com

07/10/2009
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Wiki Travel and Other Wikis - Students as Authors

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I intended to write this blog as a follow up to the one on students writing for Wikipedia – and I checked back to see when it was written – almost exactly a year ago. Since then quite a few articles have been written by our students for Wikipedia. And now we are looking at other wiki sites, such ...

06/19/2009
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Google Wave for Language Learning

from avatarlanguages in Research, Internet & Technology

Google have just presented a preview of their forthcoming Google Wave – a communication tool that combines email, IM and collaborative work-spaces. Effectively it is a mash up of Google Docs, Google Talk and Gmail.

06/19/2009
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How to Add 3 D to Language Classes

from avatarlanguages in Research, Internet & Technology

Virtual worlds such as Second Life can be easily added to classroom-based or online language lessons. Virtual worlds offer a 3D immersive experience to be included as an optional extra.

06/19/2009

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