The Power of Virtual Exchange as an Overarching Tool to Unify Language, Culture, and Communication

Autor/inn/en	Oggel, Gerdientje; Aibar, Cristina Pascual; Fildjokic, Mirjana
Titel	The Power of Virtual Exchange as an Overarching Tool to Unify Language, Culture, and Communication
Quelle	In: International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 12 (2022) 3, Artikel 60 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-7098
DOI	10.4018/IJCALLT.307060
Schlagwörter	Computer Mediated Communication; Intercultural Communication; Research Universities; Communicative Competence (Languages); Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Cultural Awareness; Online Courses; Educational Change; Cultural Differences; Educational Benefits; International Education; Distance Education; Undergraduate Students; Spanish; Language Proficiency; Social Psychology; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Interdisciplinary Approach; Student Attitudes; Cooperative Learning; International Educational Exchange; Outcomes of Education; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Netherlands; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkonferenz; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Forschungseinrichtung; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Ausland; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Online course; Online-Kurs; Bildungsreform; Kultureller Unterschied; Bildungsertrag; Internationale Erziehung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Spanisch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Sozialpsychologie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Schülerverhalten; Kooperatives Lernen; Internationaler Austausch; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Niederlande; Spanien
Abstract	During the COVID-19 pandemic, most classes in higher education were offered online, and student and staff mobility came to a sudden halt. With its focus on online interaction and collaboration between students from different cultural backgrounds, Virtual Exchange (VE) has presented itself as an excellent opportunity to students and educators to combine the benefits of both digitalization and internationalization. This paper looks at the role of a series of factors in the interdisciplinary VE called 'the new normality', which took place between BA Social Psychology students at a large public research institution in Spain and students from different BAs enrolled in Spanish proficiency courses at large public research university in the Netherlands. This project had two main goals: (1) to create an environment for students to share their pandemic experiences across cultures and disciplines; and (2) to determine to what extent this exchange of ideas contributed to the development of students' intercultural awareness and competence and communicative competence. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01