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| 論文名稱 | Enhancing intercultural communicative competence through online foreign language exchange: Taiwanese students' experiences |
| 發表日期 | 2017-03-01 |
| 論文收錄分類 | 其他 |
| 所有作者 | 1. Lin, W. C., Shie, J. S. & Prue, H. |
| 作者順序 | 第一作者 |
| 通訊作者 | 是 |
| 刊物名稱 | The Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics |
| 發表卷數 | 4 |
| 是否具有審稿制度 | 是 |
| 發表期數 | 1 |
| 期刊或學報出版地國別/地區 | NATHKG-香港 |
| 發表年份 | 2017 |
| 發表月份 | 3 |
| 發表形式 | 電子期刊 |
| 所屬計劃案 | Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Taiwan, grant number (RDRS-102001) |
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[摘要] :
From cross-cultural and comparative perspectives, this paper reports on a study which investigated students’ experiences of intercultural and foreign language learning through a six-month online language exchange project involving 30 Taiwanese secondary students learning English as a foreign language (EFL) and 10 British secondary students learning Mandarin. The paper focuses on the Taiwanese participants’ intercultural learning process and progress through online interactions on a class blog. Survey questionnaires were designed to examine the participants’ perceptions of intercultural and English learning online. Qualitative data collected through classroom observations, online materials, reflection logs and interviews were analysed and employed to explore students’ experiences. The findings indicate that students perceived development of both their English abilities and their intercultural communicative competence as a result of meaningful online peer interactions. However, intriguing emerging differences of learning attitudes between students from Taiwan and England were found, reflecting contrastive educational cultures between the two countries. This study aims to explore the processes of foreign language learning and intercultural interactions mediated by internet communication tools. Results shed light on the interaction between cultural heterogeneity and language communication. Suggestions are made about the future practice of online language exchanges and relevant next steps in researching this area.
