Zooming out of the crisis: Language and human collaboration

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 320 - 328
• Main Authors: Guillén, Gabriel, Sawin, Thor, Avineri, Netta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Computer Mediated Communication; Cooperative Learning; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Handheld Devices; Language Teachers; mobile‐assisted language learning; Online Courses; Peer Relationship; School Closing; Service Learning; Synchronous Communication; tandem learning; virtual communities

Language teachers are often masters of using the physical space in their language classrooms, rearranging furniture, groups, and artifacts to facilitate meaningful encounters with and among learners. Indeed, during the COVID‐19 crisis, many language teachers are sharing that these human encounters—r...