Telecollaboration as an Approach to Developing Intercultural Communication Competence

Autor/in	Godwin-Jones, Robert
Titel	Telecollaboration as an Approach to Developing Intercultural Communication Competence
Quelle	In: Language Learning & Technology, 23 (2019) 3, S.8-28 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-3501
Schlagwörter	Intercultural Communication; Communicative Competence (Languages); Social Media; Teaching Methods; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Independent Study; Informal Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Video Technology; Computer Games; Cultural Awareness; Language Usage; Pragmatics; Cooperative Learning; Interpersonal Communication; Individual Characteristics; Cultural Differences; Global Approach; Official Languages + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Soziale Medien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Selbststudium; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Computerkonferenz; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Sprachgebrauch; Pragmalinguistik; Kooperatives Lernen; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kultureller Unterschied; Globales Denken; Office language; Amtssprache
Abstract	It has been repeatedly asserted in recent years that telecollaboration is such a powerful and effective tool for both second language acquisition (SLA) and fostering intercultural communication competence (ICC) that it should be regularly included in foreign language instruction (Çiftçi & Savas, 2018; Lewis & O'Dowd, 2016a; O'Dowd, 2016a; Thorne, 2016) and that its use be "normalized" into the language classroom (Bax, 2003). While studies have pointed to the importance of "guided reflection" in collaboration (Helm, Guth, & Farrah, 2012) for developing intercultural communication competence, others have suggested that the access to informal resources today in online interest groups, social media, and digital entertainment (gaming, and music or video streaming) create opportunities for "intercultural communication in the wild" (Thorne, 2010, p. 144). This article looks at these different approaches (class-based and autonomous) as well as other evolving developments, such as telecollaboration in teaching education, the changing models and modalities of exchanges, and its cultural dimensions. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01