Making Connections

A Practical Guide to Online Intercultural Exchanges

John Corbett, Hugo Dart, Bruno Ferreira de Lima

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Multilingual Matters
14 November 2023

Language teaching theory & methods; Open learning, home learning, distance education; Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)

Online collaboration can be a powerful means of encouraging language learners to make connections between their local community and people from other cultural backgrounds. In doing so, learners develop their language skills while exploring different attitudes, values and beliefs. The authors of this book draw on 20 years of participation in numerous online intercultural exchanges to offer teachers a down-to-earth guide to finding partners, choosing a platform and designing online exchanges. They share their experience of working with learners to ensure that deep intercultural learning occurs alongside language development. This book offers strategies for mediating conflict with partners and participants, and guidance on the assessment of linguistic and intercultural competences. It is a practical resource for language teachers, informed by the latest research on language teaching and intercultural telecollaborations and situated in the reality of classrooms around the world.

By: John Corbett, Hugo Dart, Bruno Ferreira de Lima
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9781800412651
ISBN 10: 1800412657
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 14 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introducing Online Intercultural Exchanges Chapter 2. Finding Partners Chapter 3. Choosing an Appropriate Platform Chapter 4. Agreeing Goals Chapter 5. Ethics, Netiquette and Security Chapter 6. Initiating Online Discussions: Breaking the Ice Chapter 7. Designing Online Intercultural Tasks Chapter 8. Negotiating Identity and Managing Rapport Chapter 9. The Instructor’s Roles: To Intervene or Not? Chapter 10. Coping with Problems Chapter 11. Organising a Videoconference Chapter 12. Learners’ Language as Classroom Data Chapter 13. Assessing Participants’ Performance Chapter 14. Evaluating an Online Intercultural Exchange Chapter 15. Developing an Action Research Project Afterword References Index

John Corbett is Professor of English and Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning at BNU-HKBU United International College, China. He is the author of An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching (2nd edition, Multilingual Matters, 2022). Hugo Dart is an English Language Teacher and Teacher Trainer at Instituto Brasil-Estados Unidos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bruno Lima is an English Language Teacher and International Mobility Officer at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Reviews for Making Connections: A Practical Guide to Online Intercultural Exchanges

Written in an accessible and unpretentious style, this volume offers educators a practical, step-by-step guide to setting up and running an online intercultural exchange project with their students. The book is full of real examples and personal anecdotes from the authors' own experiences and it will go a long way to answering many of the questions that teachers have when they come to this activity for the first time. * Robert O'Dowd, University of León, Spain *