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Breaking the Learning Blocks - Minecraft and Language Learning
1. Minecraft and Language Learning
An ELT Sandbox presentation for the 7th Virtual Round Table Web
Conference, April 27th, 2014
2. What is Minecraft?
One of the biggest
selling (indie) games of
all time
A game about breaking
and placing blocks
‘Digital Lego’
The ultimate open
world sandbox game
3. How can Minecraft be useful for
(language) learning?
It has no rules and
no limits
Simplistic gameplay
appeals to YLs…
…as does the
opportunity for
creativity
Online resources
(YouTube
videos, forums, guid
es…) mostly in
English.