Learner expectations and satisfaction in a US-Spain intercultural telecollaboration

The focus of this paper is the analysis of data collected after conducting a telecollaboration project throughout one semester with 12 advanced learners of Spanish from a mid-sized Atlantic coast university in the USA and 12 higher intermediate students of English from a technical university in Spa...

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Autor principal:	Ana Gimeno
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Lenguaje:	CA EN ES FR
Publicado:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2018
Materias:	telecollaboration intercultural exchanges learner expectations learner satisfaction English as a foreign language Spanish as a foreign language Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Language and Literature P
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d5f56661521e49748267a2b845816bfa2021-11-25T13:20:04ZLearner expectations and satisfaction in a US-Spain intercultural telecollaboration10.5565/rev/jtl3.7762013-6196https://doaj.org/article/d5f56661521e49748267a2b845816bfa2018-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/jtl3/article/view/776https://doaj.org/toc/2013-6196 The focus of this paper is the analysis of data collected after conducting a telecollaboration project throughout one semester with 12 advanced learners of Spanish from a mid-sized Atlantic coast university in the USA and 12 higher intermediate students of English from a technical university in Spain. Data was collected through a questionnaire enquiring about learner expectations at the outset of the project and a final survey seeking detailed information about learner satisfaction in order to implement improvements in subsequent projects. In-depth analysis of the data shed light on the perceived benefits and challenges of the intercultural telecollaboration project. There was evidence that the students were very open-minded about discussing multifaceted intercultural issues and very positive toward collaborating with fellow students from a different cultural background. The surveys also suggest that the learners’ expected benefits aligned with their stated benefits after carrying out the project, which led us to believe that possible frustrations and communication breakdowns had been kept to a minimum. Ana GimenoUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelonaarticletelecollaborationintercultural exchangeslearner expectationslearner satisfactionEnglish as a foreign languageSpanish as a foreign languageSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Language and LiteraturePCAENESFRBellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, Vol 11, Iss 3 (2018)
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description	The focus of this paper is the analysis of data collected after conducting a telecollaboration project throughout one semester with 12 advanced learners of Spanish from a mid-sized Atlantic coast university in the USA and 12 higher intermediate students of English from a technical university in Spain. Data was collected through a questionnaire enquiring about learner expectations at the outset of the project and a final survey seeking detailed information about learner satisfaction in order to implement improvements in subsequent projects. In-depth analysis of the data shed light on the perceived benefits and challenges of the intercultural telecollaboration project. There was evidence that the students were very open-minded about discussing multifaceted intercultural issues and very positive toward collaborating with fellow students from a different cultural background. The surveys also suggest that the learners’ expected benefits aligned with their stated benefits after carrying out the project, which led us to believe that possible frustrations and communication breakdowns had been kept to a minimum.
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title	Learner expectations and satisfaction in a US-Spain intercultural telecollaboration
title_short	Learner expectations and satisfaction in a US-Spain intercultural telecollaboration
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Learner expectations and satisfaction in a US-Spain intercultural telecollaboration

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