SLanguages 2008 
The Conference for Language Education in Virtual Worlds

Conference

The SLanguages Conference brings together practitioners and researchers in the field of language education in Second Life for a 24-hour event to celebrate languages and cultures within the 3D virtual world.

Venue

This second annual event is entirely free and takes place on the EduNation islands within Second Life. Take a tour of the venue.

Time and Date

Starts: 11am PDT (18.00 GMT) 8 May 2009
Ends: 11am PDT (18.00 GMT) 9 May 2009

Use TimeAndDate.com to find your local times.

Program

Plan your attendance with the conference program.

 

Participate

How to Attend

SLanguages is free to attend and free to present. You only need a Second Life avatar, which is also free.

Please register on the EduNation islands in Second Life.

Call for Papers

Read our guidelines for presentation proposals. We welcome presentations in all languages and in a range of subjects.

Blogging about SLanguages?

Please use the tag/keyword "slanguages2009" when making online comments, photos and videos about this conference.

Who's Who

Presenters

Sessions will be given by experienced practitioners in language education and Second Life. Learn more about the conferences presenters.

Registered Participant List

See who is already confirmed as attendees and presenters.

Organizers

SLanguages is organized by The Consultants-E.

Background Information

Publications, Presentations and Videos

Language Education in virtual worlds is a rapidly growing field of education. Discover the breadth of practice and research in this area of online language learning.

Conference Archive

Information and images from previous conferences are available in the archive.

Links and Blog Wall

Take a look at other websites on our Links page or see what some relevant blogs are saying.

News and Events

Coffee With Scott Thornbury on Sunday 26th April 2009 (GMT 18.00 = 11.00 PST) at EduNation II in Second Life.

Coffee With Jeremy Harmer Sunday 3rd May 2009 (GMT 18.00 = 11.00 PST) at EduNation II in Second Life.

Organizers

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Sponsored by

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