Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language Learning in Trinidad
| dc.contributor.author | Neva, Carolina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Landa Buil, Maria | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carter, Beverly-Anne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ibrahim-Ali, Amina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-05T16:40:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-05T16:40:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To study how participation in tandem partnership influences the motivation towards the target language and culture and the autonomy of learners of Spanish as a foreign language in Trinidad and Tobago. Method: An action research project was conducted with 33 learners of Spanish in Trinidad and 33 learners of English in Colombia, who engaged in a seven week telecollaboration during which they used email and Web 2.0 technologies to communicate. Data were collected through questionnaires and a weekly journal. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were carried out. Results: The objectives of the project were all met. Conclusions: The project was a rich source of learning for all the participants and stresses the need of a deeper understanding of learners' language learning, an analysis of the sociocultural, psycholinguistic, and linguistic dimensions of intercultural competence in a specific context, and the critical assessment of the role of Web 2.0 technologies in fostering autonomy. <a href= "http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/ikala/article/view/5097/4467"> Link to article </a> | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Neva, C.; Landa-Buil, M.; Carter, B.; Ibrahim-Ali, A. (2010). Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language Learning in Trinidad. Íkala, revista de lenguaje y cultura, 15(24), 75-102 / ISSN: 0123-3432 / ISSN-e: 2145-566X | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | ISSN: 0123-3432 / ISSN-e: 2145-566X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/38301 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Ikala | en |
| dc.subject | telecollaboration | en |
| dc.subject | Spanish as a foreign language | en |
| dc.subject | intercultural competence | en |
| dc.subject | learner autonomy | en |
| dc.subject | new technologies | en |
| dc.title | Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language Learning in Trinidad | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |