Online Intercultural Exchange : : An Introduction for Foreign Language Teachers / / ed. by Robert O'Dowd.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Alexander, Paul,; Belz, Julie A.,; Cañado, Maria Luisa Pérez,; Chase, Christopher,; Corbett, John,; Crapotta, James,; Develotte, Christine,; Dooly, Melinda,; García, Jesús Suárez,; Hauck, Mirjam,; Lee, Lina,; Lewis, Tim,; Mangenot, Francçois,; Markey, Alfred,; Miguela, Antonia Domínguez,; Müller-Hartmann, Andreas,; O’Dowd, Robert,; O’Rourke, Breffni,; Torres, Isabel Pérez,; Vinagre, Margarita,; Ware, Paige D.,; Wilden, Eva,; Zourou, Katerina,
• HerausgeberIn: O'Dowd, Robert,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)

This volume provides foreign language educators and classroom researchers with an introduction to online intercultural exchange, the activity of engaging foreign language learners in collaborative project work with partners from other cultures through the use of online communication tools such as em...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Notes on Contributors
• Foreword
• Part 1: Introduction to this Volume and its Theme
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Foreign Language Education and the Rise of Online Communication: A Review of Promises and Realities
• Part 2: Models of Online Intercultural Exchange
• Chapter 3. Models of Telecollaboration (1): eTandem
• Chapter 4. Models of Telecollaboration (2): Cultura
• Chapter 5. Models of Telecollaboration (3): eTwinning
• Part 3: Issues and Questions in Online Intercultural Exchange
• Chapter 6. Grammar and Feedback: Turning to Language Form in Telecollaboration
• Chapter 7. The Development of Intercultural Communicative Competence in Telecollaborative Partnerships
• Chapter 8. Teacher Role in Telecollaboration: Setting up and Managing Exchanges
• Chapter 9. How Can Online Exchanges Be Used with Young Learners?
• Chapter 10. Choosing the Appropriate Communication Tools for an Online Exchange
• Part 4: Practical Accounts and Experiences of Online Exchange
• Chapter 11. Foreword
• Chapter 12. Integrating Tandem Learning in Higher Education
• Chapter 13. The Tridem Project
• Chapter 14. The Japan-Korea Culture Exchange Project
• Chapter 15. Using the Moodle Platform in Online Exchanges
• Chapter 16. Voice Chats in the Intercultural Classroom: The ABC’s Online Project
• Chapter 17. Learning to Teach Online: ‘Le français en (première) ligne’ Project
• Chapter 18. One-to-one Desktop Videoconferencing for Developing Oral Skills: Prospects in Perspective