Characteristics of Effective Intercultural Multimedia Material in the English Language Class
This paper describes a research study aimed at identifying the characteristics that multimedia material should have in order to promote the development of intercultural competence in undergraduate students at the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia (Uninorte). Specific pedagogical and t...
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Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Ingles
2006-12-01
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| author | Diana Jánica Lourdes Rey Nayibe Rosado |
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This paper describes a research study aimed at identifying the characteristics that multimedia material should have in order to promote the development of intercultural competence in undergraduate students at the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia (Uninorte). Specific pedagogical and technological features were explored in this research. Results showed that the use of the ICT (Information Communication Technologies) promotes the development of intercultural competence; facilitates self-directed learning processes and increases motivation. Findings also led to the definition of very specific features for this type of material.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec363b0d91684a10b8d6132ac62e7e642023-09-06T05:58:47ZengAsociación Colombiana de Profesores de InglesHOW0120-59272006-12-01131Characteristics of Effective Intercultural Multimedia Material in the English Language ClassDiana Jánica0Lourdes Rey1Nayibe Rosado2Universidad del Norte, BarranquillaUniversidad del Norte, BarranquillaUniversidad del Norte, Barranquilla This paper describes a research study aimed at identifying the characteristics that multimedia material should have in order to promote the development of intercultural competence in undergraduate students at the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia (Uninorte). Specific pedagogical and technological features were explored in this research. Results showed that the use of the ICT (Information Communication Technologies) promotes the development of intercultural competence; facilitates self-directed learning processes and increases motivation. Findings also led to the definition of very specific features for this type of material. http://howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how/article/view/113Interculturalcompetencemultimediaculturetechnologycommunication |
| spellingShingle | Diana Jánica Lourdes Rey Nayibe Rosado Characteristics of Effective Intercultural Multimedia Material in the English Language Class HOW Intercultural competence multimedia culture technology communication |
| title | Characteristics of Effective Intercultural Multimedia Material in the English Language Class |
| title_full | Characteristics of Effective Intercultural Multimedia Material in the English Language Class |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics of Effective Intercultural Multimedia Material in the English Language Class |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of Effective Intercultural Multimedia Material in the English Language Class |
| title_short | Characteristics of Effective Intercultural Multimedia Material in the English Language Class |
| title_sort | characteristics of effective intercultural multimedia material in the english language class |
| topic | Intercultural competence multimedia culture technology communication |
| url | http://howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how/article/view/113 |
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