Affective/Creative tasks in SL

• SL is less culturaly restrictive than traditional settings.

• Use of avatars can students present an alternate self
• This allows one to dress or create artwork of a specific
culture to learn the language or discuss the culture.
Spatial/physical tasks in SL

• Tasks like this involve movement in SL

• The aim is experimental learning combined with language
practice.
• Examples might be: asking or giving directions, visits to
cultural locations, attending a conference and finding factual
information using SL sources.
• The affordance of SL increase the authenticity
Teacher Role, Teacher behaviour

• ”The resources of a specific learning enviroment become

affordances vi engangement” Van Lier (2004)
• How to maximize the engangement
 Dealing with techinal problems

• Always expect that things can go wrong

• If there are troubles, try solving them together in groups instead
of individually, or find alternative solutions.
• Backup solutions are important.
 Feedback

• Even though feedback is important, try to do this after each SL

session.
• Give the students the opportunity to give the teacher feedback
on how he/she handled the task/lecture.
• Give individual feedback to students that wants that.
 As the course progresses

• Let the students themselves control their own learning situation

• Let conversations and discussions flow naturally with minimal
teacher interference.