Investigating Intercultural Competence in Higher Education by Telecollaboration in Spanish Learning
Alagarda Durán, Paula (2021)
Alagarda Durán, Paula
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202201179001
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202201179001
Tiivistelmä
The present study explores the intercultural competence in learning Spanish as a foreign language in Finnish higher education. It focuses on the telecollaboration between students from two European universities: Hanken School of Economics in Vaasa, Finland, and Utrecht University in the Netherlands, in an attempt to communicate in a lingua franca. The participants collaborated by videoconference, in intercultural groups, and in order to accomplish a common task based on different cultures. Their assignment was part of the oral assessment of the Spanish courses in their respective universities. The targets of the telecollaboration were to develop linguistic skills in Spanish as a foreign language, to enhance media literacy, and to promote intercultural communicative competence.
The purpose of this study is to examine the participants’ attitudes and behaviour while developing intercultural competence in their virtual exchange.
The purpose of this study is to examine the participants’ attitudes and behaviour while developing intercultural competence in their virtual exchange.
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