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Montero-Martínez, Silvia – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
To respond to the needs of the language industry, further specialisation in terminology at Master's level is needed to equip students with the necessary skills to work as corporate and institutional terminologists. For this purpose, curricular design should envisage the general and specific competences identified by practising terminologists in…
Descriptors: Translation, Masters Programs, Curriculum Design, Competency Based Education
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Relinque, Mariana; Vigier-Moreno, Francisco J. – Hispania, 2023
In 2019, Spain became the country with the third highest number of asylum applications in the EU and it continues to be one of the top destinations for international migration (Migration Policy Institute 2022). This is a particularly pressing issue in the southernmost regions of Spain, namely the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla and Andalusia, which…
Descriptors: Refugees, Translation, Second Languages, Foreign Countries
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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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O'Dowd, Robert; Sauro, Shannon; Spector-Cohen, Elana – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2020
Virtual exchange, or telecollaboration, is a well-known pedagogical approach in foreign language education that involves engaging classes in online intercultural collaboration projects with international partners as an integrated part of their educational programmes. This article focuses on the role of the teacher as pedagogical mentor in virtual…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mentors, Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning
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España, Cristina; Soosaar, Reet – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2022
The implementation of the European Union's Erasmus Plus (E+) Program has resulted in the possibility of joint initiatives across-borders led by teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), who can bring classroom practice closer to education as a key area for employability and prepare students for work and communication in multicultural and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Student Projects, English (Second Language)
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Warner-Ault, Ann – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
The current study explores utilizing the ACTFL cultural framework to structure synchronous video-based speaking activities and subsequent class discussions. The study includes 39 students in two sections of an intermediate-level college Spanish course who engaged in five 30-minute conversations with native speakers of Spanish via Talk Abroad…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Nicolaou, Anna – Research-publishing.net, 2021
The changing cultural and social landscape of our world today, along with the emergence of various technologies, has redefined 21st century societies. In light of these changes, new pedagogical approaches have been implemented to support civic life, education, and communication in our highly complex, digitised era (Pegrum, Dudeney, & Hockly,…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Technological Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods
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Cubillos, Jorge; Ilvento, Thomas – Hispania, 2018
Traditionally in the United States, study abroad has been regarded as the primary source for meaningful interaction with members of the target language (TL) community, particularly at the postsecondary level. Today, more than 300,000 college students study abroad every year, and most of them do so in short-term island programs (defined as programs…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries
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Vinagre, Margarita; Corral Esteban, Avelino – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
The main objective of this study is to explore how students who participate in virtual intercultural exchanges use evaluative language to build rapport and encourage collaboration. Data were gathered from 211 email messages sent by 40 Spanish and American university students and were tagged following Martin and White's Appraisal model.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Self Concept, Intercultural Communication, Electronic Mail
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Koris, Rita; Hernández-Nanclares, Núria; Mato Díaz, Francisco Javier – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This chapter presents a Transnational Virtual Exchange (VE) Project (TEP) developed in partnership between a Spanish and a Hungarian university. During this semester-long project, students worked in mixed virtual teams exploring selected topics related to the economics of the European Union. This report provides the details of the planning,…
Descriptors: Economics Education, International Educational Exchange, Exchange Programs, Student Attitudes
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Manegre, Marni; Gutiérrez-Colón, Mar; Gisbert, Mercè – The EUROCALL Review, 2019
This paper presents the first phase of a study conducted to analyze Knowledge Building forums for evidence of second language acquisition. This study is an analysis of the posts within an existing forum in search of evidence of foreign language learning. The analysis found that the collaborative writing project shows evidence that the students…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
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Matuszak, Katarzyna; Szczuka-Dorna, Liliana – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This activity report describes a sample unit (Effective Data Presentation) from a communication course prepared as part of an Intellectual Output within the BADGE Project, which was carried out by 12 partner universities from 10 countries during 3 academic years (2019-2022). The article first describes the results of a survey which show that…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Languages for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lloyd, Elwyn; Cerveró-Carrascosa, Abraham; Green, Courtney – Research-publishing.net, 2018
This paper, based both on a talk given at the BMELTT symposium in June 2017 and one given at the UNICollaboration conference held in Krakow in April 2018, reports on "FloCo" (Florida Universitària/ Coventry University), a telecollaborative project where the roles of teacher and student were reversed. A student from Coventry University…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Role
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Jauregi, Kristi; Melchor-Couto, Sabela – Research-publishing.net, 2018
The TeCoLa project promotes telecollaboration to foster meaningful foreign language learning particularly in secondary schools throughout Europe. In 2018, a number of pilot experiences are being conducted. This paper focusses on one of these pilot experiences, where learners from a Dutch secondary school and a Spanish primary school…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish, Secondary School Students
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Fondo, Marta; Jacobetty, Pedro; Erdocia, Iker – Research-publishing.net, 2018
Videoconferences are a perfect scenario for autonomous Foreign Language (FL) and intercultural speaking practices. However, it is also a threatening context as learners communicate in an FL, often with a stranger and about personal information and experiences. That may lead to increase Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) among participants, affecting…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety
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