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Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

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Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

AWAD - shoestring by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is shoestring, from itinerant vendors’ selling of trinkets, threads, shoestrings, and other low-value items. Earliest documented use: 1616.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/shoestring.html

The discussion gets going - Language Learning & Second Life by BLOG EFL

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Edunation 'Language Learning and Second Life' discussion, held as part of IATEFL's Aberdeen conference.

Transcript here: blog-efl.blogspot.com/

AWAD - revamp by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is revamp, from re- (again) + vamp (the front upper part of a shoe), from Old French avanpié, from avant (fore) + pié (foot), from Latin pes (foot). Earliest documented use: 1803.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/revamp.html

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTS (10) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

AWAD - southpaw by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is southpaw.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/southpaw.html

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTIS (2) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

AWAD - jasper by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is jasper.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/jasper.html

AWAD - niddering by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is niddering, from erroneous reading of Middle English nithing, from Old English nithing, from Old Norse nidhingr, from nidh (scorn). Earliest documented use: 1596.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/niddering.html

AWAD - philocynic by Wordsmith Org

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Today's word is philocynic, from Greek philo- (loving) + kyon (dog). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kwon- (dog), which is also the source of canine, chenille (from French chenille: caterpillar, literally, little dog), kennel, canary, hound, dachshund, corgi, cynosure, and cynic. Earliest documented use: 1830.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/philocynic.html

US Citizenship Civics Book - Government, Geography, History - Instructors Manual by authors&editors

A Journey Through America - Citizenship Study Book - Student

A Journey Through America is a simple, clear cut, easy to read guide to civics and social studies issues covered in citizenship classes. The materials are designed to be used for either home study or in a classroom setting. The reading level is set for all those who are proficient at the 4th grade level or higher. The book is specifically designed for new readers, developmental students, and second language students who learn best through activities.

Subjects covered include: Famous Americans, Symbols and Holidays, US Geography, Citizenship, the US Constitution, US History, and Federal, State, and Local Government. A Journey Through America is based on curriculum outlines developed by the Los Angeles Community College District and the Community College Educators for New Californians, and approved by the Department of Education and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Also available is an Instructors manual which provides detailed ideas for exciting and successful classes. Those purchasing the Student book will need a copy of the Instructors Manual as answers keys are included there.

ISBN 0-9627878-2-5

Instructors manual ISBN 0-9627878-3-3

Complete catalog www.2learn-english.net

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AWAD - ceraceous by Wordsmith Org

Why do I need another word for something, one might say. Why? For the same reason that you have more than one pair of pants. You do not use the same pair every day. Good to rotate them. A little variety is useful. Even fun.

From time to time we feature words that make one say: I didn't know there was a word for it. This week we have picked words that will elicit: I didn't know there's *another* word for it.

Today's word is ceraceous.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/ceraceous.html

AWAD - hightail by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is hightail, from reference to animals such as cows, rabbits, and deer that raise their tails when fleeing. Earliest documented use: 1908. A synonym is skedaddle.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/hightail.html

Random Snapshot @ VIRTLANTIS by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

Guests of Honor by Virtual Farm Boy

Provost John Anderson greets Sam and Marian Freedman. Joanne Eustis, University Librarian, is standing behind Mrs. Freedman.

AWAD - third rail by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is third rail.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/third_rail.html

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTIS (2) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

Grillparty by Sprachenatelier Berlin

🎉 Vielen Dank an alle, die am vergangenen Freitag mit uns auf der Grillparty gefeiert haben! Wir hatten eine tolle Zeit und freuen uns auf einen weiteren besonderen Abend mit euch allen! 🍻⚽ ️

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🎉 Many thanks to those who joined us at our Grillparty last Friday! We had a great time with all of you and hope to see you again at our next event! 🍻⚽ ️

#Grillparty #BBQ #Sprachenatelier #Sommer #Sommerprogramm #SprachenatelierBerlin #summercourses #summer #sommerkurse #German #languageschool #Sprachschule #Berlin #독일어어학원 #Курсы #немецкого #partyBerlin #bbqBerlin #Berlinstagram #learninggerman #languagelearning #Deutschkurse #Sprachkurse #Sprachenlernen #德语 #internationalstudents #learngerman

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTIS (2) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

Architect by Virtual Farm Boy

John Van Auker, architect of the Freedman Center

AWAD - hackle by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is hackle, either a variant of heckle, from Middle English hechelen (to comb flax) or from Old English hacele (coat, cloak). Earliest documented use: 900.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/hackle.html

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTIS (2) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

AWAD - bastille by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is bastille, after Bastille, a fortress in Paris, that was used to hold prisoners. From Old French bastille (fortress), alteration of bastide, from Old Provençal bastir (to build). Earliest documented use: 1400.

Bastille (French pronunciation: bas-TEE-yuh) was built in the 14th century and stormed on Jul 14, 1789, marking the beginning of the revolution. The anniversary (Bastille Day) is celebrated as a national holiday in France.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/bastille.html

Water Slide by Skype English Lessons

AWAD - hallmark by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is hallmark, after Goldsmiths' Hall in London, where articles of gold and silver were appraised and stamped. Earliest documented use: 1721.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/hallmark.html

JOKE:

A man prayed and prayed and prayed.

"These humans! Next time I flood the Earth no one is getting out alive," God mumbled.

"Thank you for calling heaven. Your call is important to us. How may I help you?" He finally said.

"Someone gave me fake gold for my birthday. Can you make sure I get only the real stuff, you know, hallmark?" the man asked.

The man started receiving cheesy birthday cards from then on.

Grillparty by Sprachenatelier Berlin

🎉 Vielen Dank an alle, die am vergangenen Freitag mit uns auf der Grillparty gefeiert haben! Wir hatten eine tolle Zeit und freuen uns auf einen weiteren besonderen Abend mit euch allen! 🍻⚽ ️

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🎉 Many thanks to those who joined us at our Grillparty last Friday! We had a great time with all of you and hope to see you again at our next event! 🍻⚽ ️

#Grillparty #BBQ #Sprachenatelier #Sommer #Sommerprogramm #SprachenatelierBerlin #summercourses #summer #sommerkurse #German #languageschool #Sprachschule #Berlin #독일어어학원 #Курсы #немецкого #partyBerlin #bbqBerlin #Berlinstagram #learninggerman #languagelearning #Deutschkurse #Sprachkurse #Sprachenlernen #德语 #internationalstudents #learngerman

Bairille by stiobhard

1 October 2019.

day 1.

Rapidograph/adobe illustrator.

3 inch square.

Irish: Bairille

English: Barrel

Welsh: Baril

Finnish: Tynnyri

Estonian: Tünn

AWAD - curtal by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is curtal, from French court (short), from Latin curtus (shortened). Earliest documented use: 1509.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/curtal.html

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTIS (5) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

Ceist by stiobhard

3 October 2019.

English: Question

Irish: Ceist Welsh: Gofyniad

Finnish: Kysymys Estonian: Küsimus

day 3.

rapidograph/adobe illustrator cs6.

3 inch square.

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTS (10) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

AWAD - mainpast by Wordsmith Org

Each of this week's words has a hand in its origin.

A hand in whose origin?

All of this week's words are handmade.

As opposed to machine-made?

Well, we've picked these words because this week we are featuring words originating in the hand. Sometimes it's obvious, sometimes not, but it *is* an all-hands meeting of words.

Today's word is mainpast.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/mainpast.html

Multi-facetted learning by Jim George

It's not all about grammar & tests! Learning has to be memorable.

AWAD - dovecote by Wordsmith Org

I recently learned about something called competitive birding, in a most fascinating article in the latest issue of the Scientific American magazine. As one of the participants in the contest says, “This isn’t birding. This is war.”

So if you like war, or if you like to shoot birds, try competitive birding instead. Leave your gun at home and pick up a pair of binoculars. Birds didn’t do anything to hurt you -- why would you hurt them? Shoot with a camera instead.

Speaking of not hurting, if you have birds in a cage, please let them go. They belong in the open skies, not in a tiny prison. Thank you. (Think about how you’d feel if you were simply going about your day, on your way to get groceries for your family, and someone captured you and put you behind bars for the rest of your life. Same with the fish.)

A word in the mind is worth two in the book. This week we’ll share with you birds that have become metaphors in the English language. Call them bird words.

Are you into birding? Share your stories with us. Email us at words@wordsmith.org. Even if you are not a birder, write us anyway and tell us about your bird encounters.

Today's word is dovecote (also spelled dovecot). From dove, from Old English dufe + cote (shelter, coop), from Old English cote. Earliest documented use: 1425. A synonym is columbarium.

NOTES:

The word is sometimes used in the idiom “a flutter in the dovecote” meaning “a disturbance in a settled, conservative group”. In Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, the title character, Roman general Caius Marcius (later given the name Coriolanus), has a thing for bird metaphors. He calls allowing plebeians (commoners) to have any power over the patricians (ruling class) as allowing “the crows to peck the eagles”.

When asked where he lived, he replies, “In the city of kites and crows”. Later, he brags “like an eagle in a dove-cote, I flutter’d your Volscians in Corioli” meaning that he destroyed Volscians in Corioli. Corioli was a town in the ancient territory of Volsci in Italy. It was in recognition of his military feat in Corioli that he was given the nickname Coriolanus.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/dovecote.html

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTIS (2) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English:

AWAD - sinisterity by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is sinisterity, from Latin sinister (left, left hand, unlucky). Earliest documented use: 1623. Some related words are ambisinistrous/ambisinister (clumsy with both hands) and dexterous.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/sinisterity.html

Sam Freedman by Virtual Farm Boy

Mr. Freedman gave remarks about his attachment to the university and his desire to make a gift to the university.

AWAD - Hawthorne effect by Wordsmith Org

The final word in this week's theme "Words coined after buildings and venues" is Hawthorne effect, after Hawthorne Works, a factory complex of the Western Electric Company, where this effect was observed. The complex was named after the original name of the town where it was located. Earliest documented use: 1958.

In the 1920s, researchers studying a group of workers at the Hawthorne Works of the Western Electric Company in Cicero, Illinois, observed something peculiar. They found that the productivity increased irrespective of the change in the direction of a variable. For example, the performance improved under brighter lights, but also when the lighting level was reduced. The researchers attributed this phenomenon to the workers’ perception that they were being given some attention. The very realization of being singled out for study motivated them to perform better.

A few cousins of the Hawthorne effect are the placebo effect and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

Learn more and everything from this week's theme at: wordsmith.org/words/hawthorne_effect.html

AWAD - splurge by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is splurge, perhaps a blend of splash + surge, or maybe imitative. Earliest documented use: 1828.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/splurge.html

Willkommensfrühstück, Sommer 2018 by Sprachenatelier Berlin

🌞Our Summer Courses have finally begun! We kicked it off last Monday with a 'Welcome Breakfast' at our local coffee shop, where we enjoyed delicious pastries, coffee, fruits, juices and each other's company. It was great to meet our new students and to get to know our old ones better!

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🌞Unsere Sommerkurse haben endlich begonnen! Wir haben am Montag mit einem "Willkommensfrühstück" im Café nebenan angefangen, wo wir leckeres Gebäck, Kaffee, Obst, Säfte und die Gesellschaft der Anderen genossen haben. Es war großartig, unsere neuen Studenten zu treffen!

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AWAD - speechify by Wordsmith Org

A picture is worth a thousand words, so we try to find illustrations to accompany words we feature here. Sometimes it's easy* to find them sometimes not.

To illustrate this week's words, we requested Mona Lisa (literally, Madam Lisa) and she graciously agreed to sit for five paintings in various styles. We are especially grateful because she's more than 500 years old (you didn't hear that from us, but in any case signora looks a fraction of her age.)

Leonardo was unavailable (as usual, caught up in his graphomania), so we signed up DALL·E, a new arrival on the art scene.

DALL·E is a very versatile painter, actually an AI system, that can generate images from a given prompt. The name is a portmanteau of WALL·E (a robot from the eponymous film) and Salvador Dalí.

What are your thoughts? Share on our website or email us. As always, include your location (city, state).

If you have access to DALL·E or another AI system like this, how would you illustrate this week's words? Email your images to words@wordsmith.org.

Speaking of another AI system, Google has come up with its own, Imagen, a very creative name, a blend of image + generation. We'd love to do a week of words accompanied by images made by Imagen. If you are with Google, please contact us at words@wordsmith.org.

*We could have simply put a picture of Ted Cruz with the word speechify and be done with it, but we don't want to take the easy route. Just because one Can does not mean one cun.

Today's word is speechify.

Learn more at: wordsmith.org/words/speechify.html

VIRTLANTIS (2 May 2014)... by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free language learning resource and community of practice in the virtual worlds of Second Life® and Avination®. We have been offering and facilitating free language learning activities since 2006.

What do we do at VIRTLANTIS?

We offer free informal learning activities for a growing number of languages: English, French, German, Spanish and more! Simply check out our activity calendar for additional information about our activities and how to participate.

Teleport Link (SLurl): maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VIRTLANTIS%20Community/178...

MORE INFO:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VIRTLANTIS Community/90/95/39

US Citizenship Civics Book - Government, Geography, History by authors&editors

A Journey Through America - Citizenship Study Book - Student

A Journey Through America is a simple, clear cut, easy to read guide to civics and social studies issues covered in citizenship classes. The materials are designed to be used for either home study or in a classroom setting. The reading level is set for all those who are proficient at the 4th grade level or higher. The book is specifically designed for new readers, developmental students, and second language students who learn best through activities.

Subjects covered include: Famous Americans, Symbols and Holidays, US Geography, Citizenship, the US Constitution, US History, and Federal, State, and Local Government. A Journey Through America is based on curriculum outlines developed by the Los Angeles Community College District and the Community College Educators for New Californians, and approved by the Department of Education and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Also available is an Instructors manual which provides detailed ideas for exciting and successful classes. Those purchasing the Student book will need a copy of the Instructors Manual as answers keys are included there.

ISBN 0-9627878-2-5

Instructors manual ISBN 0-9627878-3-3

Complete catalog www.2learn-english.net

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AWAD - mummery by Wordsmith Org

Today's word is mummery, from Middle French momerie (masquerade), from Old French mommer (to mum or to pantomime). Earliest documented use: 1465.

Learn more about today's word at: wordsmith.org/words/mummery.html

Random Snapshots @ VIRTLANTIS (8) by Kip Yellowjacket

VIRTLANTIS is a free resource and open community of practice for language learners and teachers in the virtual world of Second Life®. We offer free informal language learning activities for a growing number of languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, etc. All of our activities are offered free of charge by volunteer language teachers and/or native speakers.

Everyone is welcome to offer a language activity at VIRTLANTIS. We provide free resources and ongoing support. We also collaborate with and promote other language communities in Second Life.

In addition to our main island and the various social meeting points at Knowingly, we have additional locations which can be used when needed.

If you are interested in participating in any of our current activities or would like to offer your own language activity, feel free to contact us in-world, on Facebook, on Skype or via e-mail: info@virtlantis.com.

*In order to visit VIRTLANTIS, you will need to join Second Life and install a Second Life viewer.*

Join Second Life here: join.secondlife.com.

Download the default viewer here: secondlife.com/support/downloads.

A list of alternate viewers can be found here: wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory.

Official VIRTLANTIS Website:

Teleport Link:

www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=virtlantis%40googlemail...

Free Language Activities Calendar:

Free Language Learning/Teaching Resources:

Free Event Hosting & Support:

Social Meeting Points @ VIRTLANTIS:

Facebook Community Site:

Contact Info:

Have questions? No problem! Send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world. Please also feel free to contact us via Skype: ID = VIRTLANTIS

NEW!

In addition to providing our main island as a free resource, we now have a second island which can be used for special language or culture related events such as presentations, workshops, seminars, roundtables, conferences, demos, concerts and parties!

Our new "Paradise Island" can be used free of charge by anyone who needs a private or public space for a large event (maximum 20 avatars). We gladly provide additional support and resources on an as needed basis. We can also modify the look and feel of the island to help create the ideal atmosphere for your event.

*To reserve and make use of Paradise Island, simply send an e-mail to info@virtlantis.com or contact Kip Yellowjacket or Abraxas McAndrews in-world.*

VIRTLANTIS is a non-profit project of the Oxford School for English, a private language school located in Germany and Austria. It is also a collaborative effort which includes language teachers and learners from all over the world.

Oxford School for English: