Watch the following video -if you want of course- (a project by HotLavaSoftware with the Kauffman Foundation):
- I think it’s a pretty good example of what real situated learning can be.
- Contextualizing learning due to the unique characteristic of mobile devices: precisely “mobility“.
- I wonder how we could apply something like this to foreign language learning (with second language learning it’d be easier, since learners are already embedded in the target culture/language. But what about those studying English or Spanish as a foreign language?). I’m sure there are ways and examples, any ideas?
- And let’s not forget that these devices have bluetooth (maybe for team competition?) and internet connection (not just the SMS possibility)
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As far as learning another language, is concerned, can I put in a word for the global language, Esperanto?
Although Esperanto is a living language, it helps language learning as well.
Five British schools have introduced Esperanto in order to test its propaedeutic values. The pilot project is being monitored by the University of Manchester and the initial encouraging results can be seen at http://www.springboard2languages.org/Summary%20of%20evaluation,%20S2L%20Phase%201.pdf
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