Virtlantis (Free Language Learning)
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VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual worlds of Second LifeŽ and OpenSim. We offer free informal language learning experiences for a growing number of languages: English, German, French, Spanish, and more! All language learning activities at VIRTLANTIS are FREE.

Activities which take place at VIRTLANTIS are offered by volunteers and therefore subject to change. Should you wish to offer a free language learning activity at VIRTLANTIS in exchange for access to free support and resources, simply send an e-mail to kip@virtlantis.com. To show support for receiving free language activities, we kindly ask activity participants to consider donating to individual activity organizers directly or simply expressing gratitude with a warm thank-you from time to time. ;) Should anyone wish to donate to help pay for VIRTLANTIS SIM costs, this can be done in-world

All of my (Kip Yellowjackets) activities can be observed by anyone and everyone - no need for prior notification. Active participation in all activities is also welcome! Other activity organizers also tend to welcome observation/participation, but as a gesture of courtesy, please contact them beforehand to confirm this. Please know that the nature and experience of any given activity can vary greatly from session to session and is dependent on a variety of factors - technical and non. The majority of the activities which now take place at VIRTLANTIS do not aim to be experimental in nature, nor do most activities aim to prove the viability of Second Life as a platform for language learning and teaching. Moreover, our current activities do not seek to represent "optimal use of the platform for language learning/teaching".

Instead, the focus now tends to be on connecting (with) people, providing ongoing support and motivation to both language learners and teachers, offering FREE and informal learning activities (focus being mostly on providing opportunities for conversation) plus access to resources, and fostering an environment which promotes intercultural discussion and understanding.

A great deal of experimentation has been carried out over the years (beginning in 2006) under group aliases like "Second Life English", "English (ESL) in Second Life", "Virtual World Holodecks", etc.

Should you have any questions about past experiments or current VIRTLANTIS activities, simply contact Kip Boahn (aka Kip Yellowjacket in SL) via the following contact info.


Contact Person:
Kip Boahn (aka Kip Yellowjacket) | CV

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.