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L1 versus L2 Online Intercultural Exchanges for the Development of 21st Century Competences: The Students' Perspective
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Sevilla-Pavón, Ana – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
The myriad of possibilities brought about by the advent of Web 2.0 in terms of communication and interaction have revolutionised educational practices over the past few years. One of the most promising educational approaches resulting from this revolution is online intercultural exchange or telecollaboration, which has been reported to contribute…
Descriptors: Intercultural Programs, Student Attitudes, Web 2.0 Technologies, Native Language
Preparing an Intercultural Program for University Studies Abroad
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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
Foreign Curriculum Consultant Program for American Schools, Colleges, and State Departments of Education: 1974-75.
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Institute of International Studies (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1973
The Foreign Curriculum Consultant Program enables selected U.S. educational institutions and organizations to bring specialists from other countries to the United States to assist in planning and developing curriculums in foreign language and area studies. The current program priorities described here indicate which areas are likely to receive…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Consultants, Curriculum Development, Exchange Programs
Darwin-Bali Exchange School Visits
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Stone, T. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1974
Describes an exchange program between Indonesian language students and teachers from Darwin and a group of students and teachers from Bali. The visits related to the subject areas of history, geography, Asian studies, and Bahasa Indonesia. (RM)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, English (Second Language), Exchange Programs, Indonesian
Transnational Competence: Rethinking the U.S.-Japan Educational Relationship. SUNY Series, Frontiers in Education.
Hawkins, John N., Ed.; Cummings, William K., Ed. – 2000
Born out of a bilateral project between distinguished scholars in Japan and the United States, this book provides a definitive and comprehensive study of the status of relations between these two countries in an educational context. The book covers a range of themes, including analysis of the traditions of educational exchange, the role of…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Cooperation, Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries
Foreign Contacts for Whom?
Smith, D. G. – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1979
Presents a rationale and suggestions for ensuring contact between the second language learner and representatives of the target culture, in the home country as well as overseas. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Exchange, Culture Contact, Exchange Programs
Language Learning for the 21st Century: Challenges for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Tucker, G. Richard – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
The American phenomenon of pervasive monolingualism is considered, and potential implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement are described. Five second-language learning/teaching areas are projected: language for specific purposes; obligatory language study; exchange programs; technological advances; and information resources.…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
How to Have a Successful Fulbright.
Winokur, Marshall – 1979
The Fulbright-Hays Teaching Exchange with Germany is a one-for-one exchanqe for approximately twenty pairs of American and German teachers. American elementary and secondary school teachers as well as college instructors and assistant professors replace their German counterparts for an academic year at either a "Hauptschule" (a…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment, Cultural Exchange, Exchange Programs