ART Anne Indrayanti Timotius Implementing Second Life in Education Abstrak

IMPLEMENTING SECOND LIFE IN EDUCATION
AND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Anne Indrayanti Timotius

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Faculty of Language and Literature
Satya Wacana Christian University
Salatiga
anne@staff. uksw.edu

Abstract
Computers have been used quite widely for educational purposes.
There are many software and websites designed to help teaching and
learning process. As a 'newcomer' in the virtual world, Second Life
(SL) has been used for different purposes, including education and
language learning. In this article, I will describe present uses of SL in
education. I will also discuss the challenges and advantages in using
SL in education. Finally, I will recommend briefly the use of SL to
aid language learning.

Keywords: Second Life, Education, Language Learning, CALL

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M.A. candidate at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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