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Since 2007 a series of conferences known as SLanguages have taken place, bringing together practitioners and researchers in the field of language education in Second Life for a 24-hour event to celebrate languages and cultures within the 3D virtual world.<ref>[http://www.slanguages.net/home.php SLanguages]</ref>
 
With the decline of second life due to increasing support for open source platforms <ref> Karlov, Maria (2012) "OpenSim gains record-breaking 2,177 regions",http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2012/09/opensim-gains-record-breaking-2177-regions/</ref> many independent language learning grids such as English Grid <ref> http://englishgrid.com </ref> and Chatterdale <ref> Trombly, Anastasiahave (2012): http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2012/05/virtual-worlds-offer-variety-less-stress-for-language-learners/</ref>have emerged.
 
==Approaches to language education in virtual worlds==