Promoting Student-Centred Language Learning Via eTandem The Case of Mexican and South African Students

IF 0.1 0 ARCHAEOLOGY Cartagine-Studi e Ricerche Pub Date : 2021-09-06 DOI:10.30687/978-88-6969-529-2/005
A. Mendoza
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eTandem is a type of virtual and synchronic way of learning an additional language in collaboration with peers who speak the target language and who are also learning their counterparts’ language. eTandem is usually incorporated as part of the activities that students have to complete whilst learning a language. However, these virtual activities are seldom part of the curriculum or the course syllabus and they are hardly ever part of the assessment process. The aim of this paper is to highlight the benefits of learning a language as the means of promoting a student-centred learning approach through autonomy, peer and self-assessment, self-reflection, feedback and by using the language to understand cultural and intercultural differences. The study was carried out via eTandem activities between Mexican students learning English and South African students learning Spanish. The results suggest that virtual exchanges whilst learning a language foster a wide ray of social, cultural and pragmatic means of learning a language in context. This paper has implications in promoting the inclusion of blended language learning in higher education settings.
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通过eTandem促进以学生为中心的语言学习——以墨西哥和南非学生为例
eTandem是一种虚拟的、同步的学习额外语言的方式,与说目标语言的同龄人合作,他们也在学习对方的语言。eTandem通常是学生学习一门语言时必须完成的活动的一部分。然而,这些虚拟活动很少是课程或课程大纲的一部分,也很少是评估过程的一部分。本文的目的是强调学习一门语言的好处,通过自主、同伴和自我评估、自我反思、反馈和使用语言来理解文化和跨文化差异,作为促进以学生为中心的学习方法的手段。本研究通过eTandem活动在学习英语的墨西哥学生和学习西班牙语的南非学生之间进行。研究结果表明,在学习一门语言的同时,虚拟交流可以培养广泛的社会、文化和实用的语言学习方式。本文对促进混合语言学习在高等教育中的包容性具有启示意义。
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