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===Language villages===
The concept of real-life [[English village|language villages]] has been replicated within virtual worlds to create a language immersion environment for language learners in their own country.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ton |last=Koenraad |title=How can 3D Virtual Worlds contribute to language education? |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/71947093/worldcallpdf-2 |work= Paper presented at WorldCALL 2008 |accessdate = 2011-11-08 }}</ref> The Dutch DigischoolDigitale haveSchool has built two virtual language villages, Chatterdale (English) and Parolay (French), for secundarysecondary education students on the virtyou educational OpenSim grid. <ref> 3DLES (3D Learning Experience Services: http://www.3dles.com/en/projects.html</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Zwart |title=Language projects at the virtyou educational OpenSim grid. |url=http://www.3dles.com/en/projects.html |work= Webpage about OpenSim projects made by Nick Zwart of 3DLES on the virtyou edu grid |accessdate = 2011-12-02 }}</ref>
 
===Virtual classrooms===