Evaluating the outcomes of online intercultural exchange
Evaluating the outcomes of online intercultural exchange
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评估在线跨文化交流的成果
DOI：
10.1093/elt/ccm007
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发表时间：
2007
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
R. O’Dowd
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作者：
R. O’Dowd
本文报告了在德国大学英语课堂上进行的三项定性研究的结果。这三个小组使用各种通信技术组合，如电子邮件、基于网络的留言板和视频会议，以便与爱尔兰和美国的不同合作伙伴类别进行在线交流。这项研究的目的是，首先，确定这种虚拟的跨文化接触如何有助于跨文化交际能力的发展；其次，学生和教师都需要哪些技能和知识才能成功地参与这一复杂的在线学习活动。研究表明，这种交流的成功往往取决于他们适当地融入语言课堂，有必要重新评估教师在远程合作交流中的作用。
This paper reports the findings of three qualitative studies which were carried out in university level EFL classes in Germany. The three groups used various combinations of communication technologies such as email, web-based message boards, and video conferencing in order to engage in online exchanges with different partner classes in Ireland and the USA. The research was aimed at establishing, firstly, how such virtual intercultural contact can contribute to the development of intercultural communicative competence, and secondly, what skills and knowledge both students and teachers need in order to engage successfully in this complex online learning activity. The research revealed that the success of such exchanges often depends on their appropriate integration into the language classroom and that it is necessary to reassess the role of the teacher in telecollaborative exchanges.