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Silvagni, Federico; Moruno Lpez, Esther; Hubckov, Ema – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
This article presents an international telecollaboration programme called UniLingua, which was carried out between eight universities and university language centres during the 2020/2021 academic year. By promoting language exchanges, UniLingua aims to satisfy one of the most immediate academic needs of university students, which is to improve…
Descriptors: International Programs, Second Language Learning, Universities, Cooperative Learning
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O'Rourke, Breffni; Stickler, Ursula – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2017
We propose a definition of synchronous communication based on joint attention, noting that in certain mediated communication settings joint attention is a matter of perception rather than determinable fact. The most salient properties of synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) are real-time pressure to communicate and a greater degree…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Intercultural Communication
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Kunschak, Claudia – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
An increasingly interconnected world requires people to become versatile communicators in a variety of different settings. Language centers have a critical role to play in this process by offering language and culture training in multiple languages to students, professionals and the wider community alike. They may do so from the perspective of…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Haines, Kevin; Dijk, Anje – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The CEFR will only achieve its potential in higher education if it is embedded in a meaningful way in the wider processes of the university. One means of embedding the CEFR is through policy, and in this article we report the development of a language policy in the broader context of internationalization at a Dutch university. We describe some the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Policy, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Carson, Lorna; Do, Eunjee – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
A growth in interest in Korean contemporary culture in Europe has benefitted Korean language studies in Higher Education. This article describes an innovative Korean language programme in the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Since its establishment as a pilot project in 2010, the Korean…
Descriptors: Korean, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction