How to improve collaboration and interaction in the teaching of a foreign language by including ICTs

The spread of mobile phones opened up new perspectives for autonomous learning, particularly within the frame of teaching and learning a foreign language. The use of this device in education involves two major challenges: the first is accessibility to technology and the second teaching methodology....

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Main Author: Freiderikos Valetopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial Delirio 2017-11-01
Series:Caracteres: Estudios Culturales y Críticos de la Esfera Digital
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Online Access:http://revistacaracteres.net/revista/vol6n2noviembre2017/collaboration/
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Summary:The spread of mobile phones opened up new perspectives for autonomous learning, particularly within the frame of teaching and learning a foreign language. The use of this device in education involves two major challenges: the first is accessibility to technology and the second teaching methodology. In the context of this article, the second aspect concerning teaching methodology will be explored through the results of an experiment, which highlighted certain advantages such as the development of socio-affective strategies but also the development of communicative competence through the integration of the non-verbal aspect and self-correction.
ISSN:2254-4496