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Petrona English School
Petrona English School
セカンドライフ最大の無料英会話コミュニティ、サイプリス・チャットの創設者であり、日本の有名大学で長年教鞭をとるベテラン英語教師、Professor Merryman こと Mike McKay創立のペトローナ英会話学校はバーチャルワールドであるセカンドライフを使ったより新しい形の英語・英会話スクールです。
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=Petrona English =
Who made it?
Petrona English was founded by Mike McKay, known in Second Life as Professor Merryman. He is an adjunct English professor at three universities in the Kobe area of Japan. He is the founder and original designer of Cypris Chat (2008), the largest and most active free English learning and practice community in the virtual world!

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【Petrona英会話スクール】
= 校長:講師 =
Professor Merryman

= 事務局/アドバイザー=
Mystie Slade

レッスンに関するお問い合わせ、お申し込みなどはアドバイザーのMystie Sladeまでご連絡ください。

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2008年01月29日

English Village Tour Video

I made my first movie in Second Life today. It's a tour of the island. Take a look. It's nothing special, but it shows how we can video our lessons for archiving. Students will be able to have access to their lessons after taking them.

Recording lessons on video is not exactly possible at the moment due to file sizes and the amount of time it takes to edit and upload, but we are able to record voice and text chat for students.


Links from this video:
mike.slmame.com
gaijin-in-japan.com
eslteacherlink.co.kr
secondlife.com
jp.secondlife.com
  


Posted by Petrona English School at 14:54Comments(0)

2008年01月26日

English Village Weekly Meetup

Professor Merryman, and Fire Centaur will be having an informal chat about what's happening at English Village. This discussion will be aimed at English Language Learners. So come introduce yourselves, and check out some of the cool additions we have added to English Village, including some bright orange EV Scooters, that anyone can fly. This will be an open conversation, so come and enjoy! We are looking forward to seeing you! http://slurl.com/secondlife/English%20Village/220/41/49/  


Posted by Petrona English School at 15:29Comments(0)

2008年01月26日

Second Life Kobe Group

I'm going to try to start a group here in Kobe for people interested in Second Life (Japanese). My thoughts are:
SL Kobe is a group for people in and around Kobe interested in learning about Second Life. It is a regular meeting in which there will be a presentation on tips and tricks, recent news, statistics, and ways to use SL in your RL. We will also have time to meet and socialize. These meetings are open to everyone and will be held the 3rd Sunday of every month from 3:00 to 5:00 in Kobe. Cost: around 1,500 yen including coffee or tea and snacks. Organized by Mike McKay. English/Japanese spoken OK. Joint the mailing list on www.professormerryman.com

Please spread the word about Second Life in Japan. Without the Internet, foreigners in japan would be lost. With a 3D world and the Internet, communication is even easier. Come to a meeting to see how this virtual world is going to change how we think about communication in the future.  


Posted by Petrona English School at 12:13Comments(0)

2008年01月26日

Meeting Foreigners - Phrases

How to meet a foreigner in SL


Say "Hi!"

"Do you like this place?"

"How long have you been in Second Life?"

"Where are you from?"

"Would you like to see my house? my island?"

"Where is your favorite place to go?"

"Is voice chat OK?"

The try to add them as a friend. Tell them, "Thank you. I enjoyed chatting with you. See you again."

If you have a notecard, landmark or gift object then give it to them.

Don't be shy. Have fun!  


Posted by Petrona English School at 11:19Comments(0)

2008年01月22日

Rice to meat you

My name is Mike. I teach. You study. You talk. That's good. Then we play and dance and act really crazy. LOL. Seriously though. I am a teacher on English Village island in Second Life. If you would like to study English or hang out and watch movies, then come over and say hi.

Isn't SL the bomb?  


Posted by Petrona English School at 23:05Comments(0)

2008年01月22日

More about Mike

I'm an American from San Francisco. I've lived and taught in Kobe for the past 8 years.

Why did I come to Japan?

That is a question you should ask me when you come to English Village. It's a long story. I came to Japan after I lived in San Francisco because I was living in Germany because I hated LA but I didn't need to live there but I had to because Humboldt was not enough money and there was no way I was going to keep living in OC so I wanted to go back to Germany but it didn't work out so I ended up in San Francisco when I met a pretty girl who had to come back to Japan so I followed her.

Understand?

Now where do the commas go?  


Posted by Petrona English School at 23:01Comments(0)