Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Trinidad
The objective is to study how participation in tandem partnership influences the motivation towards the target language and culture and the autonomy of learners of Spanish as a foreign language in Trinidad and Tobago. For this reason, an action research project was conducted with thirty-three learn...
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Universidad de Antioquia
2010-04-01
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| author | Carolina Neva María Landa Beverly Anne Carter Amina Ibrahim-Ali |
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| description | The objective is to study how participation in tandem partnership influences the motivation towards the target language and culture and the autonomy of learners of Spanish as a foreign language in Trinidad and Tobago. For this reason, an action research project was conducted with thirty-three learners of Spanish in Trinidad and thirty-three learners of English in Colombia, who engaged in a seven week tele-collaboration during which they used email and Web 2.0 technologies to communicate. Data were collected through questionnaires and a weekly journal. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were carried out. As a result the project was a rich source of learning for all the participants and stresses the need of a deeper understanding of learners' language learning, an analysis of the sociocultural, psycholinguistic, and linguistic dimensions of intercultural competence in a specific context, and the critical assessment of the role of Web 2.0 technologies in fostering autonomy.
Received: 26-08-09 /Accepted: 28-02-10
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Neva, C.; Landa-Buil, M.; Carter, B.-A. & Ibrahim-Ali, A. Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Trinidad. Íkala [online]. 2010, vol.15, n.24, pp.75-102.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2871e55c6663402390f346a80a79bb892022-12-21T23:54:35ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaIkala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura0123-34322145-566X2010-04-01151Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in TrinidadCarolina Neva0María Landa1Beverly Anne Carter2Amina Ibrahim-Ali3University of the West Indies, St. AugustineUniversity of the West Indies, St. AugustineUniversity of the West Indies, St. AugustineUniversity of the West Indies, St. AugustineThe objective is to study how participation in tandem partnership influences the motivation towards the target language and culture and the autonomy of learners of Spanish as a foreign language in Trinidad and Tobago. For this reason, an action research project was conducted with thirty-three learners of Spanish in Trinidad and thirty-three learners of English in Colombia, who engaged in a seven week tele-collaboration during which they used email and Web 2.0 technologies to communicate. Data were collected through questionnaires and a weekly journal. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were carried out. As a result the project was a rich source of learning for all the participants and stresses the need of a deeper understanding of learners' language learning, an analysis of the sociocultural, psycholinguistic, and linguistic dimensions of intercultural competence in a specific context, and the critical assessment of the role of Web 2.0 technologies in fostering autonomy. Received: 26-08-09 /Accepted: 28-02-10 How to reference this article: Neva, C.; Landa-Buil, M.; Carter, B.-A. & Ibrahim-Ali, A. Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Trinidad. Íkala [online]. 2010, vol.15, n.24, pp.75-102. https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/ikala/article/view/5097tele-collaborationSpanish as a foreign languagetechnologypersonal autonomyintercultural competence. |
| spellingShingle | Carolina Neva María Landa Beverly Anne Carter Amina Ibrahim-Ali Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Trinidad Ikala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura tele-collaboration Spanish as a foreign language technology personal autonomy intercultural competence. |
| title | Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Trinidad |
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| title_short | Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Trinidad |
| title_sort | telecollaboration in spanish as a foreign language in trinidad |
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