Telecollaborative Foreign Language Networks in European Universities: A Report on Current Attitudes and Practices

This paper reports on a survey which sought to identify the state of the art in the practice of telecollaboration in Europe. It was the first large scale survey carried out on the practice of telecollaboration in Europe and was carried out as part of the European Commission funded project, INTENT -...

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Autores principales: Sarah Guth, Francesca Helm, Robert O'Dowd
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4229574a27cd4767a46913bd3b3f1b632021-11-25T13:22:02ZTelecollaborative Foreign Language Networks in European Universities: A Report on Current Attitudes and Practices10.5565/rev/jtl3.6092013-6196https://doaj.org/article/4229574a27cd4767a46913bd3b3f1b632014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/jtl3/article/view/609https://doaj.org/toc/2013-6196 This paper reports on a survey which sought to identify the state of the art in the practice of telecollaboration in Europe. It was the first large scale survey carried out on the practice of telecollaboration in Europe and was carried out as part of the European Commission funded project, INTENT - Integrating Telecollaborative Networks into Foreign Language Higher Education. Also known as Online Intercultural Exchange (OIE), telecollaboration engages groups of foreign language learners in virtual intercultural interaction and exchange with partner classes in geographically distant locations. Much research has been carried out on telecollaboration, though this comprises largely of small-scale studies on single telecollaboration projects. The aim of this paper is to discuss the findings from the final report on the survey, provide recommendations for decision-makers and teachers based on these findings and present the UniCollaboration website that was developed largely on the basis of the findings. The paper ends with a brief comparison of the INTENT survey results to findings from two other OIE projects: eTwinning and the COIL Institute for Globally Networked Learning in the Humanities.    Sarah GuthFrancesca HelmRobert O'DowdUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaarticleTelecollaborationForeign Language TeachingHigher EducationOnline Intercultural Exchange (OIE)virtual intercultural interaction and exchangeSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Language and LiteraturePCAENESFRBellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, Vol 7, Iss 4 (2014)
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language CA
EN
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topic Telecollaboration
Foreign Language Teaching
Higher Education
Online Intercultural Exchange (OIE)
virtual intercultural interaction and exchange
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Language and Literature
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spellingShingle Telecollaboration
Foreign Language Teaching
Higher Education
Online Intercultural Exchange (OIE)
virtual intercultural interaction and exchange
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Language and Literature
P
Sarah Guth
Francesca Helm
Robert O'Dowd
Telecollaborative Foreign Language Networks in European Universities: A Report on Current Attitudes and Practices
description This paper reports on a survey which sought to identify the state of the art in the practice of telecollaboration in Europe. It was the first large scale survey carried out on the practice of telecollaboration in Europe and was carried out as part of the European Commission funded project, INTENT - Integrating Telecollaborative Networks into Foreign Language Higher Education. Also known as Online Intercultural Exchange (OIE), telecollaboration engages groups of foreign language learners in virtual intercultural interaction and exchange with partner classes in geographically distant locations. Much research has been carried out on telecollaboration, though this comprises largely of small-scale studies on single telecollaboration projects. The aim of this paper is to discuss the findings from the final report on the survey, provide recommendations for decision-makers and teachers based on these findings and present the UniCollaboration website that was developed largely on the basis of the findings. The paper ends with a brief comparison of the INTENT survey results to findings from two other OIE projects: eTwinning and the COIL Institute for Globally Networked Learning in the Humanities.   
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Robert O'Dowd
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title Telecollaborative Foreign Language Networks in European Universities: A Report on Current Attitudes and Practices
title_short Telecollaborative Foreign Language Networks in European Universities: A Report on Current Attitudes and Practices
title_full Telecollaborative Foreign Language Networks in European Universities: A Report on Current Attitudes and Practices
title_fullStr Telecollaborative Foreign Language Networks in European Universities: A Report on Current Attitudes and Practices
title_full_unstemmed Telecollaborative Foreign Language Networks in European Universities: A Report on Current Attitudes and Practices
title_sort telecollaborative foreign language networks in european universities: a report on current attitudes and practices
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