Exchanging Second Language Messages Online: Developing an Intercultural Communicative Competence?

Autor/in	Schuetze, Ulf
Titel	Exchanging Second Language Messages Online: Developing an Intercultural Communicative Competence?
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 41 (2008) 4, S.660-673 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03323.x
Schlagwörter	Visual Arts; Second Languages; Foreign Countries; Communicative Competence (Languages); German; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; College Students; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Course Content; Constructivism (Learning); Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Canada; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Optische Gestaltung; Second language; Zweitsprache; Ausland; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Deutscher; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Computerkonferenz; Collegestudent; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Kursprogramm; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Kanada; Deutschland
Abstract	This article reports on a study carried out twice on an online second language course that was set up between a Canadian University and a German University. In that course, students of German in Canada and students of English in Germany exchanged 2,412 messages in 2004 and 1,831 messages in 2005. A list of processing criteria for assessment was developed so the assessment process was transparent to instructors and students alike. The main research question was if these processing criteria led to the development of an intercultural communicative competence as defined by Byram (1997). Results showed that students who asked wh-questions, shared personal experiences, gave examples, and found material that was not provided in the course, engaged in the online dialogue with great success. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10