Jul 12 2010
David Crystal talks in Second Life (July 12th and 13th 2010)
Two talks of interest to ELT practitioners hosted by British Council on their Isle in Second Life …
We are pleased to announce that two talks by David Crystal will be retransmitted live to people on the British Council Isle in Second Life:
1) Speaking Shakespeare: Fact and Fiction
A light-hearted romp through Shakespeare
by Prof. David Crystal and Hilary Crystal
WHEN: Monday, July 12, 2010 at 5.00pm UK time (see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/)
WHERE: British Council Isle
http://slurl.com/secondlife/British%20Council%20Isle/213/223/30
2)Myths and realities of English on the Internet
by Prof. David Crystal
The internet, the language linker par excellence, offers ELT fresh opportunities and challenges, but to respond to these requires an understanding of how language is evolving in electronic media. The talk examines some of the myths about what is happening to English in electronic communication, and discusses research realities.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 9am UK time (see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/)
WHERE: British Council Isle http://slurl.com/secondlife/British%20Council%20Isle/213/223/30
PARTICIPATION:
To participate in the event, join us at the British Council Isle in Second Life. Anybody (over 18) can access the Main Grid island by downloading the Second Life software from www.secondlife.com Creating an avatar is free and takes 15 minutes. Once you’ve registered and downloaded the software, teleport directly to the event by clicking on the following link in your browser: http://tinyurl.com/3xnrjo2
HOSTS and ORGANISERS:
David Crystal will be speaking live at ETAI’s 6th International conference, Linking Through Language (see http://tinyurl.com/24z2vho > for more information)
Nicola Crowley, British Council Israel (Second Life avatar name: Nic Streusel)
Dr. Hanan Gazit,MetaverSense CEO (Second Life avatar name: Vrider Dancer)