Telecollaboration as an Approach to Developing Intercultural Communication Competence

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,...

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Published inLanguage learning & technology Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 8 - 28
Main Author Godwin-Jones, Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Honolulu University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center 01.10.2019
University of Hawaii, National Foreign Language Resource Center
Subjects
Communicative Competence (Languages)
Computer assisted language learning
Computer Games
Computer Mediated Communication
Cooperative Learning
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Differences
Cultural instruction
Foreign language instruction
Global Approach
Independent Study
Individual Characteristics
Informal Education
Intercultural Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Language instruction
Language teaching methods
Language Usage
Official Languages
Pragmatics
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Social Media
Teaching Methods
Video Technology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1094-3501
1094-3501