Research into practice : virtual exchange in language teaching and learning
Dooly Owenby, Melinda (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Vinagre, Margarita (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	In this article, the authors reflect on the ways research on Virtual Exchange (VE) has had an impact on language education practices and, conversely, areas in which research has been underexplored, misapplied or perhaps even over applied by VE practitioners in formal education settings. Starting from a brief historical overview of VE, the text first outlines the features widely accepted as key aspects of this pedagogical approach before considering to what extent research results can be identified in VE implementation. Principal topics covered are the main aims regarding language development when VE is applied, assessment of language development through VE and VE and intercultural competence. While the article is not intended as a comprehensive review, it provides insight into the main foci of VE research and how these findings are reaching the language classroom (primary, secondary and university).
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RTI2018-094601-B-100 European Commission MSCA-IF-2018845783
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Language Teaching, 2021, p. 1-15, ISSN 1475-3049

DOI: 10.1017/S0261444821000069

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