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Default Re: Video Game for Learning English

Here's something that will be of interest to you Mr. Russell...

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Originally Posted by BBC
Games to be tested in classrooms

The use of computer games in education is going to be tested out in four secondary schools in the UK.

The project aims to find ways in which school teachers can include video games in their teaching.

It will also be trying to help game developers learn about potential educational uses for their products.

The year-long project is being backed by the games giant Electronic Arts (EA) and lottery-funded education organisation Futurelab. Of the four schools taking part in the trial, three are part of the UK education system and one is a German school in London. There are plans to extend the scheme across Europe using these schools as a model.


Read more at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4134530.stm
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