Talk about a cool use for Second Life, in the Second House of Sweden auditorium, in the Swedish Institute sim, will be offering Free Swedish Lessons for beginners starting Tuesday of this week at 7am SL time, 10am Eastern, 4pm in Stockholm. Instructor Lasse will be conducting four courses in total, using Second Life’s voice chat technology and a video screen. Expected dates for the subsequent courses are October 9, 22 and November 5, all at 7am SL time. Attend one, some, or all.

Ever wish you spoke just enough Swedish to break the ice with the cute Swedish boy/girl/furry you’ve been spying at the other end of the dance floor? The Swedish Institute can help.

Starting Tuesday, October 2, at 7am SL time (4pm Stockholm time), we’ll be giving a series of free Swedish lessons in Second Life for beginners. You’ll find that you in fact understand quite a lot, even if you have never have heard spoken Swedish before. You don’t need to prepare beforehand or know any Swedish — just show up, hang out and have fun learning.

Note: Please be sure to have voice-chat enabled (to hear Lasse and others) and QuickTime installed (to view the live video). Source: Free Swedish lessons in Second Life — starting October 2

Here is the Second Life Second Life URL. At least, I think that’s the auditorium.

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