EFL Professor in SL

Well, this time.. Pionia was invited to go on a tour to Chichen Itza in Mexico by the The Avalon Learning Project , what she didn't know is that she'd ended up being the guide on the tour. This was really funny, she decided to wear her princess Maya outfit and bring her beautiful horse Brujo with her to the tour. It was a good thing that she has been there before with the webheads. Now, this place  has been classed as one of the Seven Wonders in Second Life, the reproduction of Chichén Itza is a jewel of breathtaking jungle exotic and old Aztek ruins. It is a beautiful Summer palace, village and beach relaxation retreats. To go there, just follow the link... http://slurl.com/secondlife/Visit%20Mexico/67/197/28 Accepted the challenge proposed by Gwen Gwasi, she googled some info on this famous maya ruins in Wikipedia (of course), she found out that ....." Chichen Itza means "at the mouth of the well of the Itza") is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site ...

Avalon.. again..invited Pio to go on a tour this time to know more about the Turkish culture.. She must confessed she didn't know much about it. The invitation read: Be a guest in a traditional Turkish home and chat about the country, people, culture and language. Daffodil invites you to a Turkish evening. You will take a culture quiz and while sipping our Turkish tea or coffee, we will talk about interesting facts and stereotypes about Turkey and the Turkish people. You will also learn some useful phrases which you might use during a trip to Turkey. This was the location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Forum%20Europe/128/128/0 Pionia had a lot of fun.. and learn some litle words and expressions...Like:  Merhaba = hello Also, we went through some quiz questions where Daffodil asked us about what we knew of her country. It was a really interesting way to get to know more of the Turkish culture. Our hostess invited us to drink a delicious cup of Turkish coffee. Her...

Project Avalon invited us to participate in the "How to teach a language in Second language" but dued to time constraints.. Pionia was nor there.. but thanks to Heike Philp aka Gwen Gwasi's blog ... She's Director Of Lancelot School... we can enjoy the encounter... Questions which were asked ... * What added value does Second Life provide for language learning? * How second life may be used in language learning (passive/active? * How assessment is being done? * Whether moodle or any Content Management System is used and how? * Whether viewer 2 makes a difference to educators? * Whether the language business is growing healthily or is declining? * How do we encourage peer-to-peer work? * Whether it makes a difference if students know each other in Real Life? and other great thoughts on language learning in Second Life This session had the luck of having 40 language professionals in Second Life that discuss their views a...