WEB 1.0 - WEB 2.0 - WEB 3.0. SECOND LIFE SERVICES

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Today i'm going to speak about distinguishing characteristics of Web 1.0, 2.0 & 3.0 and the potential of Second Life services in language learning.

Evolution of Web 1.0 - Web 2.0 - Web 3.0.

The internet is very much alive and kicking. The first generation of internet sites primarily gave information, but with the rise of sites like Facebook and Amazon the Web has become increasingly interactive.

On the web 2.0 it's mostly the user produces the content. Without contributors there would be no Facebook, and without people who post information on Wikipedia and clips on YouTube there would be no interaction on these sites.

Meanwhile most people have become familiar with Web 2.0: blogging, tagging, social networking and social bookmarking have paved a way to a next step in the development of the Web. The step to the intelligent and omnipresent Web 3.0.

The Web 3.0 is not totally different from the Web we know now. It is in many respects a continuation of existing techniques.

Web 1.0 — The Static Web

The earliest stage of the World Wide Web’s evolution is referred to as Web 1.0. The original intention of Web 1.0 was to make information public for anyone, and set up an online presence. Personal web pages were common, consisting mainly of static pages. At the time of Web 1.0, we only had static pages hosted, read-only functions were presented at this stage.

One of the best examples of Web 1.0 is MySpace and LiveJournal, these websites were mostly of a personal nature and did not have much of a corporate presence as today’s sites do.

Web 2.0 — The Social Web

Web 2.0, known as the second stage of the internet, is described as the wisdom, people-centric, participative, and dynamic web. Unlike Web 1.0, Web 2.0 allows more control to users and it also includes the growth of social media as an important type of internet communication. This has led us to a social web where we aren’t just “reading” information from websites. Now, we’re creating it.

To name the best example, Facebook basically features most of the characteristics of Web 2.0, where it revolves around social connectivity and interactivity, users may publish photos and texts on their Facebook account to enhance creativity.

Web 3.0 — The Semantic Web

Web 3.0 is a vision for the next phase of the internet’s development that imagines a decentralised ecosystem based on blockchain technology. It is the third generation of the internet where websites and apps will be able to process information in a smart human-like way through technologies like decentralised ledger technology (DLT) and machine learning (ML). The attractiveness of Web 3.0 is that it is decentralised, which empowers individual users. By harnessing the power of big data and machine learning, it has become known as the ‘semantic web’, where user data and behaviour is analysed and used to deliver a more personal web browsing experience. Web 3.0 will be born out of a natural evolution of older-generation web tools combined with cutting-edge technologies like AI and blockchain technology.

Examples of Web 3.0 applications include Wolfram Alpha and Apple’s Siri, which can summarise large amounts of information into knowledge and useful actions for people.

Learning Languages with the help of Second Life services

Second Life is an excellent environment for simulating real life situations and has a huge constructive potential for distance learning.

Second Life is especially suitable for younger students learning any foreign language because they see the Internet as a natural place to learn and play.

You can learn languages in Second Life by yourself, by communicating with native speakers or in one of the many language schools.




Practical tips for self-study language in Second Life:

• do not use built-in software translator;
• use any convenient for you translators;
• do not communicate with anyone in your native language;
• be sure to speak all the dialogues out loud or at least to yourself;
• write down phrases and use them in further conversations;
• learn the whole sentences immediately;
• create language learning rules in SL;
• participate in active dialogues for at least an hour;
• live, dance, meet, fall in love with Second Life!