Telecollaboration in the foreign language classroom : A review of its origins and its application to language teaching practice
Dooly Owenby, Melinda (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
O'Dowd, Robert (Universidad de León)

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, 2018
Abstract:	This volume looks at the application of pedagogically-structured online collaborative learning initiatives between groups of learners in different geographical locations. This type of exchange is commonly known in foreign language education as telecollaborative learning. Specifically, the chapters in this book outline language learning projects, designed and carried out by primary and secondary teachers, working telecollaboratively with partners from around the globe. The projects can serve as inspiring models for other teachers who are interesting in innovating their teaching practices, especially as these teachers very openly describe the challenges they faced and how they overcame them, as well as the many rewarding outcomes they (and their students) derived from the experiences. The authors/teachers are also very generous in sharing materials they have designed for their telecollaborative projects and even offer tips on how to avoid some of the possible pitfalls that they themselves encountered.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Capítol de llibre
Published in:	In This Together Teachers' Experiences with Transnational, Telecollaborative Language Learning Projects, 2018, p. 11-34

DOI: 10.3726/b14311

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