EFL Professor in SL

Well, on our Second visit to SL  we'll be visiting Machu Picchu in Second Life a proyect of Universidad San Martin de Porres (USMP).  According to Wikipedia .... Machu Picchu ( Quechua : Machu Pikchu [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu] , "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level . [1] [2] It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru , which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World . We'll meet at URBE EFL Center in SL at 2:00 pm (Venezuelan Time). 11:00 am. SLT   Our Meeting Point : http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Mist/213/86/21    Watch this video from the USMP Here you can see a Virtua...

Tour to the British Council Isle in Second Life URBE EFL Center in SL visited the British Council Isle. This is a wonderful Sim used for English language learning and teaching. We went on a quest... The Merlin Learning Quest for English language learners.  The following video is an introduction to what students can do there. Graham Stanley aka Baldric Commons tells us about it. You can practice your English and learn more about the British Culture by visiting: Learn English Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011 Time: 11:30 SLT... 2:00 PM Venezuelan Time URBE EFL Center meeting point: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Mist/213/86/21 Meeting in british Council Isle point: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/British%20Council%20Isle/230/127/39   Well, Pio looked up for  a litle info on the story behind the Quest: Themes, events and characters of the Arthurian Legend 1. Arthur is a king of Britain who defeated the Saxons and established an empire over Britain , ...

URBE EFL Center in SL We are in Second life !!! Please join us for some fun practice. We'll learn a few basic things about SL, roleplaying and learning English. Time: Wednesdays at 8:00 pm  Venezuelan time - 4:30 pm SLT Sundays at 10:30 am Venezuelan time - 7.00 am SLT   Meeting Point : http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Mist/213/86/21

Well, at 5pm GMT/ 10am PDT on October 15th ( World time ), the SLanguages 2010 Conference opens its virtual doors. Hashtag of the conference is #slang10 What an exciting programme ahead with 47 presenters offering more than sessions over a period of 24 hours ! Presentations, workshops, tours, theatre place and a kitchen fire prepared to inform about best practise in language teaching and learning in virtual worlds. This year's SLanguages Conference which acknowledges Gavin Dudeney 's sterling work over the first three years of its existence has been organised by a committee of volunteers. Among the many highlights of this conference are... 3 panel discussions an unconference presentations and workshops an Italian and a German theatre play (Bacchus and Bertolt Brecht's Baal) a teaching tools stand in the EduNation II sandbox coordinated by [Alexandra Ergenthal] a poster exhibition at EduNation II and AVALON by Shelly Terrell [Rainey Zapatero] an arts display a...

Pio will be attending the  3rd Virtual Round Table conference. This is a 2-day conference which takes place completely online on Friday and Saturday, 8 - 9 October 2010 and is a conference dedicated to language learning with technology in Second Life. This year..  we will be able to enjoy presentations and workshops by ... Nicky Hockly , Lindsay Clandfield , Vicki Hollett , Duncan Baker, Graham Stanley , Barbara Sakamoto , Andy Chaplin , Jennifer Verschoor , Marisa Constantinides , Russell Stannard , Vance Stevens , Janet Bianchini , Henrick Oprea , Mike Harrison, Paul East, Marisa Pavan, Isil Boy, Genevieve Besserer, Kevin Westbrook, Judie Haynes, Sirin Soyoz, Paul Braddock, Wayne Cabana Jr., Stewart Tunnicliff, Guido Europeaantje, Björn Sauerhammer, Marina Petrovic , Antonella Baerriolo and Greta Sadler . Pio is thrilled that many of those names are so familiar and deared to her like Vance, Jenny, Graham, Antoella, and Gwen. Company presentations include... ...