--- Forwarded Message from "Bryant, Todd" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Subject: RE: French language computer games >Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:41:37 -0400 >In-Reply-To: A<[log in to unmask]> >Thread-Topic: French language computer games >Thread-Index: AcgHToKctAYVtWkAQi2rYk0qH7qCvgAFurJQ >From: "Bryant, Todd" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> I would recommend using an online game. With MMOGs, students are all in the same environment and collaboration and communication is already built into the game. I used the German version of World of Warcraft for an introductory class last year, and I thought it went pretty well. There is a French version as well. You can learn from my mistakes and get the technical information here: www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/transformations/2007_4_13 Feel free to contact me off list if you're interested. Todd Todd Bryant Academic Technology Foreign Languages Dickinson College 717-254-8941 Fax - 717-245-1456 ________________________________________ From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Summers Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:32 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: French language computer games Dear Colleagues, Here at UAlbany we are going to institute a computer game night and I need some suggestions on what games to buy. I want to try to maximize the amount of interaction that the students can have with the language. So I am looking for games that are particularly language heavy. We are beginning this in French, but hope to expand to other languages soon. I also want to add that this initiative is inspired by a presentation that I saw at CALICO by Felix Kronenberg from Pomona College. Thanks for your time. Robert Robert Summers Coordinator of Language Technologies and Infrastructure University at Albany HU 238 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12222 518-442-4153 (office) 518-442-4111 (fax) *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************