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An interesting story from the BBC today tells the behind-the-scenes story of some Second Life builds from across the pond.

Guide creates virtual world on Second Life after stroke
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-10646348

Here's one person's perspective about the value of Second Life for foreign language instruction. Language instruction seems like a natural fit and, judging from the comments, the idea of using SL in this fashion resonates with many language teachers. The writer has an honest appraisal of their own learning curve and insights into how they were able to get up to speed through a six-week guided training experience.

Learning to live in Second Life is a lot like learning a foreign…

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