Simulation / role play software. Pack your bags and grab your passport&emdash;you’re in for the adventure of your life! With eight missions to complete, the Chief is counting on you to search the globe and find countless stolen treasures&emdash;as well as the infamous Carmen Sandiego! Features include:

• Track down stolen artifacts from around the world.
• Advance through 8 ranks and 40 challenging cases.
• Learn world geography.
• Explore cultures and travel through 50 countries.
• Electronic database with essays, photos, and more.

  Overview
  http://www.viewz.com/reviews/whereinworld.shtml
  
  Playing Tips
  http://www.carmensandiego.com/products/time/generalhints.html
  
  Product Support for the Software
  http://www.riverdeep.net/support/product_support/w/whrnthwr11408.jhtml
  
  General Information
  http://www.carmensandiego.com/
  Requires the Shockwave plug-in plus a username and password to log in. Free.

Simulation / Role Play Teaching Tips and Resources

I-TESL-J Teaching Techniques
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Teaching_Techniques/

Motivation in the Mixed-Level Classroom
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/01/jan/sh_kim.html

Role Playing/Simulation
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Tompkins-RolePlaying.html

Simulations in Language Teaching
http://www.esl-lab.com/research/simul.htm

Web Projects and Quests
https://www.tomsnyder.com/profdev/web_projects.asp

Where in CALL is Carmen Sandiego?
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/98/feb/shucart.html

Extended Activities and Resources

Bones of Contention: Listed Role plays for Students of Oral English
http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Wachs-RolePlay/

Do-It-Yourself Teaching Activities
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/3472/index.html

ESL Role-Playing via Internet Relay Chat
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Colburn-SI_on_IRC/

European Union Simulation
http://www.eurunion.org/infores/teaching/webteach.htm#simulations

Karin's ESL PartyLand - Teaching Listening and Speaking
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/listening/roletelephone.htm

Role-Play Scriptwriting and Integration of Language Skills
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/01/may/sh_porcaro.html

Simulating Real-World Environments
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/tesol98/sim.html

Tape Recording and Role Playing
http://www.disal.com.br/nroutes/nr0/PGNR0_08.HTM

 

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Last updated: 19 November 2002