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Madden, Oneil; Ashby, Soyini – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Living in the 21st century means living in an era that is increasingly globalising where cross-cultural communication is essential; thus, students should be given opportunities to cultivate their Intercultural Communicative Competences (ICC). This paper reports on Phase 3 of ClerKing, a Franco-Jamaican telecollaborative project, which involved…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Exchange Programs
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Madden, Oneil; Nelson, Trishana; Barnett-Passard, Rona – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Telecollaboration allows for students to develop foreign/second language competences linguistically, culturally, and interculturally. The use of platforms, such as WhatsApp and Zoom, is now more frequently exploited in foreign language education to ensure that a wider cross section of students, including Jamaicans, can develop global competences.…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Learning Processes, Second Language Learning
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Vinagre, Margarita; Wigham, Ciara R.; Giralt, Marta – Research-publishing.net, 2020
E+VE-SFI (Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange -- Spain, France, Ireland) is a higher-education VE between students from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), and the University of Limerick (UL). Its primary aim is to develop the speaking skills of undergraduates enrolled in foreign language programmes. Running over a…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Exchange Programs, International Educational Exchange, Second Language Learning
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Hassan, Xavière; Eardley, Annie; Combe, Christelle – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Undergraduate language students from the Open University (OU) and master's degree students from Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) participated in an innovative Virtual Exchange (VE) as part of our institutions' internationalisation at home strategy. Due to the pandemic, the one-week Residential School (RS) abroad, which is part of the Bachelor of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Preservice Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Auffret, Katja; Sens, Aloisia – Research-publishing.net, 2020
The technical institutions Institut Mines Télécom in Albi, France (IMT) and Trier University for Applied Sciences at the Environmental Campus of Birkenfeld, Germany (UCB) have been running Virtual Exchange (VE) projects since 2013. These projects allow the French and German students to use the vocabulary learned in class in a real context and to…
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, Program Descriptions, Case Studies, International Educational Exchange
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Hoskins, Laüra; Reynolds, Alexandra – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This case study reports on an Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange (E+VE) course at the University of Bordeaux. VE enables students to develop communication skills in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) environment (Helm, 2016; Kohn & Hoffstaedter, 2017). The present study reports on student language and content learning experiences through E+VE, where…
Descriptors: Universities, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Reynolds, Alexandra – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This small-scale study draws on a higher education context where French-speaking students, "in situ" at Bordeaux University, participated in the Sharing Perspectives Foundation's flagship "Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange" (E+VE) program (2018-2019). French-speaking students interacted in English on the topic of "Newcomers and…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Learning Experience, Diaries, Exchange Programs
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Goria, Cecilia, Ed.; Guetta, Lea, Ed.; Hughes, Neil, Ed.; Reisenleutner, Sandra, Ed.; Speicher, Oranna, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This volume examines many of the complex issues regarding the language skills and professional competencies acquired by students studying Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at universities in the United Kingdom and across Europe. It also outlines the innovative pedagogical strategies, methods, and resources employed by language academics to help…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Language Teachers
Zumbihl, Helene – Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) (NJ3), 2010
This article focuses on how to teach intercultural communicative competence to learners of English as a foreign language enrolled in a university exchange program in Europe, and help them become "intercultural speakers." The intercultural speaker can be defined as an intermediary between his or her own culture and the other's culture.…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Programs, Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries
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De Ley, Herbert – French Review, 1975
The anomie experienced by students in their first few months abroad, and ways of coping with unfamiliarity of the host society are discussed. The needs of groups as well as individuals are considered, and specific related concerns of program administration are highlighted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Culture Conflict, Program Administration, Psychological Patterns, Second Language Instruction
Ryan, Mary – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1985
An English/French school exchange program provided opportunities for cooperation between language and humanities faculties. A shopping survey was prepared and French pupils conducted street interviews in England. Ideas for activities resulted from cross-faculty interaction. (DH)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Environmental Education, Humanities, Intercultural Programs
Hawkins, Graham – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1985
An environmental awareness language exchange program was established between an English school and a school in France. Although the exchange occurred for three years, the program became overprescriptive and was cancelled. Concludes that environmental awareness is learned best in less formal situations. (DH)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Programs
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Newman, Elizabeth; Taylor, Alison; Whitehead, Joan; Planel, Claire – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2004
This paper focuses on the European policy initiative to increase the number of teachers able to teach a modern foreign language in primary schools. It particularly focuses on the exchange placement which is an integral part of a training programme run by a university faculty of education in England and an Institut de Formation des Maitres in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Salisbury, Valia – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1985
An environmental awareness language exchange occurred between English and French pupils in 1983. Teacher planning and student activities are described for the 10-day exchange; they include a pupil/teacher discovery walk, student discussion, and student study of chosen themes. Guidance and encouragement help students become more aware of…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Environmental Education, Intercultural Programs, Learning Activities
Alix, Christian; Petit, Rene – Francais dans le Monde, 1983
A program involving one French and two German secondary schools in an interdisciplinary program featuring a bicultural teaching team is described and a project focusing on habitat and lifestyle is used for illustration. Issues of program administration and coordination are also discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Environment, Foreign Countries, French, German
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