Modern Day Digital Pen Pals: A Semester-Long Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Project

Autor/inn/en	Minei, Elizabeth M.; Razuvaeva, Tanya; Dyshko, Denis
Titel	Modern Day Digital Pen Pals: A Semester-Long Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Project
Quelle	In: Communication Teacher, 35 (2021) 4, S.336-344 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Minei, Elizabeth M.) ORCID (Razuvaeva, Tanya)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-4622
DOI	10.1080/17404622.2021.1887906
Schlagwörter	Interpersonal Communication; Writing (Composition); Computer Mediated Communication; Cooperative Learning; Intercultural Communication; International Programs; Partnerships in Education; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kommunikation; Schreibübung; Computerkonferenz; Kooperatives Lernen; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This paper outlines a unit-long or semester-long project that aims to build students competencies in interpersonal, international, intercultural, and language-learning proficiencies, mediated through the use of technology. The project is considered a Collaborative Online International Learning or COIL project, and offers detailed instructions on how to pair and run a meaningful cross-border partner-based educational collaboration through a series of three preparation assignments and three conversation reflections. This activity ends with both discussion questions for the synchronous in-class debrief, as well as suggestions for modifications or alterations based on commonly found challenges. Courses: Interpersonal/Intercultural/Group Communication, Language Exchange Program. Objectives: This original teaching idea can be a semester-long or extended unit-long project. By the end of this unit, students will be able to: (1) Identify both theoretical and practical applications of self-disclosure and employ more informed choices concerning the role of self-disclosure in the development of friendship; (2) Identify the intercultural concepts of expressions of personal, social, and cultural identities, differences in cultural dimensions, and language-learning practice; (3) Navigate distance learning through the use of technology and employ logistics skills required to establish shared expectations concerning logistics during collaboration; and (4) Employ greater capabilities in interpersonal and intercultural competence in cross-cultural friendships and greater competencies in the technologies of Zoom, Skype, and WhatsApp. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01