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Virtual Reference for Video Collections: System Infrastructure, User Interface and Pilot User Study [PDF]
A new video-based Virtual Reference (VR) tool called VideoHelp was designed and developed to support video navigation escorting, a function that enables librarians to co-navigate a digital video with patrons in the web-based environment.
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The Language Exchange Programme: plugging the gap in formal learning [PDF]
In the context of distance language learning, speaking is frequently perceived as the most challenging skill; this paper reports on a 12-week summer language exchange programme providing students with new ways of practising their oral abilities. Students
Brammerts +9 more
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Telecollaboration brings together learners in different parts of the world for collaborative language learning and cultural exchange. Defined by Belz as the "application of global communication networks in foreign language education" (2002: 61 ...
Theresa Schenker
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The integration of technology in language teaching has been one important topic in language education and teacher training. Teacher education has been one of the aims of telecollaboration since the beginning of the 2000’s. While the first pioneers worked
Marco Cappellini, Yu-Yin Hsu
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Telecollaborative Webcasting: Strengthening acquisition of humanities content knowledge through foreign language education [PDF]
This Level II Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant intends to support design, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative curriculum-development project aimed at strengthening humanities content learning through a telecollaborative foreign language ...
Victoria Hasko, Victoria Hasko
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While many studies indicate that “virtual exchanges” also known as telecollaboration are useful for developing intercultural communicative competence, there is a paucity of research on how learners acquire new knowledge related to their own culture and ...
Murod Ismailov
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BMELTET: Blending MOOCs into English Language Teacher Education with Telecollaboration [PDF]
This paper reports on how the FutureLearn MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) Becoming a Better Teacher was blended into English Language Teaching (ELT) university programmes in conjunction with telecollaboration.
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Fostering foreign language student teachers’ glocal competence through telecollaboration
The interconnectivity of peoples worldwide is sufficient rationale for foreign language learners to develop the relevant competences for intercultural interactions in both local and global–glocalcontexts.
Oneil Madden
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This practical case presents the use of an External Provider (EP) as an alternative approach to the traditional telecollaboration setting where a partnership with a foreign higher education institution is established.
Alonso Varo Varo
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Telecollaborative Language Learning
In recent years, we can witness a still growing interest in the method, sometimes called Telecollaboration, sometimes Virtual Exchange, not only in foreign language education but also in many other disciplines. Basically, this is a long online communication between groups of students or pupils from different geographical locations and different ...
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