 It is common practice for citizens of the 21st century to use different online media for their entertainment, communication or different forms of daily self expression. Taking this habit into account, the use of Transmedia Storytelling has become an indispensable part of our lives. So, what is Transmedia Storytelling and how can it be encompassed in language teaching in multi-user Virtual Worlds? Here is a detailed article documenting my experience with my students on ELT Treasure Island, Kitely, so far. My presentation and moderation at Immersive Storytelling, EVO 2021 focused on how to promote Transmedia Storytelling in our classes in Virtual Worlds.
On our Transmedia Storytelling Project on ELT Treasure Island, the learners have been very creative, producing comics, storybooks, podcasts, paintings, gallery exhibits, machinima, blog posts. Here is a learner introduction to ELT Treasure Island, in the form of a postcard and a playlist for my trainee teachers on EVO 2021, with machinima and instructions on how to use some of the affordances of a Virtual Island. 
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There are a lot of approaches to teaching languages in virtual Worlds. It is up to you and your teaching aims which one to choose. However, the plethora of in-world affordances and online educational tools available can make it an unprecedented experience for both your learners and yourself. Here is a machinima that outlines how you can employ virtual worlds in class. You can go exclusively in-world and have real-life (or unreal) simulations with your avatars. (Adult beginners) You can have grammar lessons and promote language in use. (pre Intermediate) You can recycle language or literary material through immersive language games. You can help learners practise language simply through the use of the chat box. You can teach shapes, colours, textures through building in-world. You can teach them to add script, texture, animations use HUDs, teleporters, rezzers. Learners can make their own machiniLOG about their everyday learning experiences. There is an inexhaustive list of activities you can do with your learners. This is the first in a series of posts on how to teach in a 3D Virtual World. |
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