2007-02-20 Julie Sykes (22:33 mp3)
Today I interviewed Julie Sykes, who represents a wonderfully-interesting blend of the worlds of language acquisition and technology leadership. Julie is a doctoral student here at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and also is picking up her School Technology Leadership graduate certificate from CASTLE. Julie and I talked today about her Spanish Pragmatics Project, which is using virtual world software (like Second Life) to help postsecondary Spanish students learn how to communicate effectively with native Spanish speakers. Julie and I chatted in her department's language learning lab, so you may notice a slight hum in the background (as well as occasional noise in the outside hallway).
Julie generously agreed to include some screenshots of her virtual world (see below) and to field questions from listeners. Comments about this conversation are both welcome and encouraged. Here are links to some other resources:
Happy listening!
Screenshots (click on each to see larger picture)


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