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= Innovations in language learning spaces =

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The 21st century has brought a revolution in the way people can and want to teach and learn languages. Much of this has revolved around the spaces where people choose to learn. Starting with a light-hearted look at traditional classrooms and how they have hardly changed, we'll examine what the digital revolution is doing to these spaces, with computers in the classroom and interactive whiteboards heralding a move towards the normalisation of technology. Then we'll move outside the classroom and look at other ways that people are learning nowadays and will be learning languages in the future. This will start with new methodologies such as 'Crazy English', which is popular in China and has classes in spaces such as football stadiums and involves learners meeting on street corners to practise English together by shouting. Then we will take a trip through learning languages in computer games and virtual worlds, where teachers have been finding out how best to exploit the advantages that these exciting new environments afford, and which has been gradually winning the attention of those involved in distance education. From there, we will turn our attention to mobile learning spaces. All indications seem to point at a growing importance of these spaces for future language learning. We'll look at the learning taking place in these spaces now and show how you can become involved.

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