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Nick Henry; Matthias Warmuth – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2025
Given that meaningful interaction is, in many respects, the backbone of L2 acquisition, language programs have often promoted language exchanges, which connect L2 learners outside the classroom. The present paper discusses two such programs, the "Sprachmentoren" Program (SMP) and "Tandemprojekt" (TP), which were introduced to…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Native Language
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Carolin Hestler – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
The fact that Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) also includes historical consciousness is known, but this dimension of ICC has so far been largely unexplored. This article aims to show that virtual cooperation between universities from two different countries can promote not only ICC but also critical historical thinking. Using…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Institutional Cooperation, Universities
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Jose Ignacio Priego-Quesada; Andresa M. C. Germano; Daniel Schmidt; Alberto Encarnacion-Martínez; Andressa L. Lemos; Carlos Sendra-Perez; Conrado T. Laett; Emmanuel S. da Rocha; Falk Zaumseil; Fran Oficial-Casado; Inaê de Oliveira; Inmaculada Aparicio-Aparicio; Jesús A. Escalona-Navarro; Joaquín Martín Marzano-Felisatti; Marina Gil-Calvo; Ignacio Catalá-Vilaplana; Niclas Masuch; Pedro Pérez-Soriano; Roberto Sanchis-Sanchis; Felipe P. Carpes – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Internationalization in higher education is essential, and although active learning methodologies are increasing and allow students to develop transversal skills, most still have a very local scope. In this context, the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) methodology is an interesting approach to benefit the students' development.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Science Education, Biomechanics, International Education
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Jiang, Qinxu; Soon, Shimin; Li, Yuandong – English Language Teaching, 2021
In an increasingly interconnected world, intercultural competency has become an essential skill for many. It is important for students to learn this skill, but are teachers equipped to instill such knowledge not just adequately, but also objectively and without prejudice? In light of the recent explosion in telecommunications-assisted teaching and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Technological Literacy
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Ortogero, Shawna P.; Ray, Amber B. – Educational Media International, 2021
The continued concern of English Learners (ELs) being overrepresented in special education coupled with the 2020 global COVID-19 pandemic that urged educators to ramp up online instruction, has left educators to deliver instruction to ELs via e-learning. This issue is further exacerbated by students in the United States (U.S.) continuing to lag…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disproportionate Representation, English Language Learners
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Ho, Wing Yee – London Review of Education, 2018
Mobile technologies and mobile learners have transformed the way people learn languages. In particular, they give rise to a new form of language learning: the use of online language learning platforms, a kind of virtual learning environment that offers learning opportunities that are mobile, social and multimodal (Jones and Hafner, 2012; Richards,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Handheld Devices
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Cutrim Schmid, Euline; Cvetkovic Kienle, Anita; Sahin, Hilal – Language Learning Journal, 2023
The article presents research findings on the professional growth of three in-service EFL teachers from Germany who took part in a teacher education programme centred on technology-mediated plurilingual education. The study investigated how the programme influenced the development of the teachers' pedagogical and digital skills in creating and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Schmied, Josef – Research-publishing.net, 2021
This chapter reports on the 'Corona teaching' in a department of English studies at a German university of technology. It discusses the general frame in the German university system and in this specific department, faculty and university. It focuses on the responses depending on participants and learning objectives. One larger lecture for 1st year…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Masters Programs
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Castaño Muñoz, Jonatan; Colucci, Elizabeth; Smidt, Hanne – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
The increasing number of migrants and refugees arriving in Europe places new demands on European education systems. In this context, the role that free digital learning (FDL) could play in fostering inclusion has attracted renewed interest. While the existing literature highlights some general design principles for developing FDL for migrants and…
Descriptors: Refugees, Immigrants, Educational Technology, Qualitative Research
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Masterson, Mary – Journal of Experiential Education, 2018
Background: Although culture is deeply embedded in language, cultural proficiency is not always gained during language learning. Experiential pedagogies that emphasize reflection may be appropriate for such learning. Purpose: This research explored pupils' self-awareness as they engaged in the co-construction of personal life stories in one…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies
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Frederiksen, Karen-Margrete, Ed.; Larsen, Sanne, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the EUROCALL society succeeded in holding the 28th EUROCALL conference, EUROCALL2020, on 20-21 August as an online, two-day gathering. The transition process required to make this happen was demanding and insightful for everyone involved, and, in many ways, a logical consequence of the core content and purpose of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Videoconferencing
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Dixon, Edward M.; Hondo, Junko – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
This paper will describe pedagogical approaches for re-purposing an open educational resource (OER) designed and produced by the Deutsche Welle. This free online program, "Deutsch Interaktiv," consists of authentic digital videos, slideshows and audio texts and gives a contemporary overview of the culture and language in Germany, Austria…
Descriptors: Open Education, Educational Resources, German, Second Language Instruction
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Strobl, Carola; Jacobs, Geert – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
In this article, we set out to assess QuADEM (Quality Assessment of Digital Educational Material), one of the latest methods for evaluating online language learning courseware. What is special about QuADEM is that the evaluation is based on observing the actual usage of the online courseware and that, from a checklist of 12 different components,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Video Technology, Feedback (Response)
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Barkan, M.; Toprak, E.; Kumtepe, A. T.; Kumtepe, E. Genc; Ataizi, M.; Pilanci, H.; Mutlu, M. E.; Kayabas, I.; Kayabas, B. Kip – Educational Media International, 2011
ELBEP (Eliminating Language Barriers in European Prisons Through Open and Distance Education Technology) is a multilateral project funded by the European Union (EU) Lifelong Learning, Grundtvig (Adult Education) Programme. It aims to overcome language/communication problems between prison staff and foreign inmates at European prisons via online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication Problems, Distance Education, Correctional Institutions
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Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2012
For the first time, the annual conference of the European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL) took place in Sweden. The conference took place at the Faculty of Education on historic ground on the old fortification walls of Carolus Dux from the 17th century right in the centre of the city. This year's host comprised the…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods
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