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English E- learning in China
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Written by ilemon
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Saturday, 29 March 2008 |
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Chinese are now learning English via Second Life because of the Adventure Learning Channel (ALC). The ALC introduces the English language e-learning in China. ALC is a spin off of the reality TV Series Adventure Girls, which is a also a first for educating the masses in RL. The television audience learns English from the selected popular English words and phrases used in the show with entertainment on nature, foreign culture, fashion and exotic cuisine as they watch how the Adventure Girls explore their world.
Adventure Island virtual world combines web 2.0 social networking features with web 3.0 virtual world providing users a real-time graphical environment to interact with each other and the show hostesses while learning English in a totally different way. iLemon, the company behind the creation of Adventure Island, utilized its fully customizable virtual world platform to complete the entire virtual world from concept design to beta testing within just 5 months. Adventure Island virtual world is set on a tropical island where users can own and decorate their private beach villas, learn English in virtual classrooms, hang out in shopping mall and have fun at the karaoke bar.
Adventure Island concept is a unique first of its kind cross-media service linking reality education TV show and virtual world in China. With prime time national television series acting as mass market promotion channel for the branded English learning online community with virtual world as its core, learning English has never been so much fun! Source
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 29 March 2008 )
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