Cypris Chat

I have been teaching English in Second Life since 2007. I decided to start teaching in Second Life because I thought it would be exciting to teach English while feeling as if  we are actually visiting an English speaking country together. We can walk around and talk about everything we see. We can do role plays easily, meet people from around the world, share cultural differences, and make new friends. Basically, we can live in English rather than visiting it once a week for a few minutes. And the fact that it s available to use 24 hours a day 7 days a week for FREE makes it darn near perfect in my books. Are you interested?

Using only a webcam to teach English is like putting our heads in a box and taping the lids together. We’re stuck looking at each other the entire time.

Here is a list I have come up with to help you start your research into the benefits of teaching English in a virtual world, in this case Second Life and our way cool community; Cypris Chat. If you are interested in learning more, please feel free to leave a comment or come visit me in Cypris. We would love to have you join our community.

Why teach English in Second Life?Recapturing student’s attention We’re losing them to entertainment The static classroom The digital centric student Multitasking Social Networking Privacy is in the heart Nothing else compares Textbooks, the Internet, and hypermedia	BenefitsAutonomous learning Ability to learn anonymously Freely accessible Cost efficient Engaging Increased ability to speak outside of class Social vs academic
PitfallsTechnically challenging Steep learning curve Psychologically and Socially challenging Lack of physical presence Inability to provide immediate visual feedback such as with gestures	Can you do it?Do you have the time to learn? Are you doing this for immediate financial gain? Are you willing to volunteer and share information? Do you have more friends online than offline? If you are a leader, can you listen? If you are a follower, can you lead? Are you easily offended or set off by inappropriate behavior?

 

“Learning should be a way of life instead of a struggle to achieve.” – Mike McKay

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