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Fonseca, Paula; Julian, Kristi; Hulme, Wendi; Martins, Maria De Lurdes; Brautlacht, Regina – Research-publishing.net, 2021
New communication technologies are changing the way we work and communicate with people around the world. Given this reality, students in Higher Education (HE) worldwide need to develop knowledge in their area of study as well as attitudes and values that will enable them to be responsible and ethical global citizens in the workforce they will…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Course Descriptions, Cultural Pluralism, Computer Simulation
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Vuylsteke, Jean-François – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Assessing the skills of the students who take part in a Virtual Exchange (VE) project is a challenging and complicated task, especially if it aims to engage both the students and VE co-organisers in the feedback and evaluation process. The objective of this chapter is to outline the pedagogical design of a business communication skills course and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, International Educational Exchange, Course Descriptions, Second Language Learning
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Dooly, Melinda – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This text presents the results of surveys and interviews of Former Students (FSs) who have taken part in a teacher education course that began in 2004 (still on-going) and that includes Virtual Exchange (VE). The study aimed to look at the impact of two teacher education courses, imparted collaboratively between geographically-distanced…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Exchange Programs, Computer Simulation, Course Descriptions
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Kaufmann, Thomas – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This chapter will describe the ways wikis can benefit students, teachers, and administrators as well as provide examples of ways they can be used in the language and culture classroom for Virtual Exchange (VE). It will specifically examine how the tool was used for a collaborative research paper and explore how students can think critically to…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Collaborative Writing, Feedback (Response), Educational Benefits
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Healy, Sandra; Kennedy, Olivia – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This chapter examines practical issues regarding Virtual Exchanges (VEs) for educational purposes in the university context and covers language use, cultural differences, time management, teacher collaboration, technology-related issues, assessment, and context specific factors. It charts the establishment of three academic collaborations between…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Exchange Programs, Language Usage, Cultural Differences
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Chen, Julian ChengChiang – Research-publishing.net, 2014
English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' language use in 3-D virtual environments is a vibrant avenue that still deserves more research attention in the field of CALL. To contribute research and pedagogical implications to the current Second Life (SL) literature, this study aims to examine EFL adult learners' use of communication strategies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies