Learning a Foreign Language with The Sims

JavaTHut writes "The Journal Language Learning and Technology has a new article describing how The Sims can be modified to teach a foreign language. With this and other efforts at U.S.C. and M.I.T., could simulated immersion within video games become an effective way of acquiring a foreign language? Also of interest in the article are suggestions for using spatialized translation layers in foreign language songs and a Firefox extension for learning foreign vocabulary words."

Comments

Stupid Simspeak

[shamowfski]

I re-installed the original Sims probably 5 times before I realized that they were speaking their own language and not some german/spanish mix. I kept turning it up real loud trying to figure out what the fork they were saying.

Sesame Street

[Slider451]

Today's Sim gaming experience brought to you by the number ocho.

Halo 2 in French?

[jcostantino]

So were all of the people who downloaded early release copies of Halo 2 in French actually learning instead of just stealing? Sacre blu!!

Traditional method:

[pommiekiwifruit]

Learn English from Beatles songs.
Learn French from Asterix comics.
Learn Italian from music scores.
Learn Japanese from Arcade games.
Learn German from pr0n videos.

Re:Traditional method:

[c0p0n]

duuu....

DU HAST!