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A Click Away: Lessons Learned after Four Semesters of Virtual Exchange Program Experience for Intensive Beginning-Level Spanish Learners

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:48:02 +0000

By Lourdes Sabé, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DJFB8847 This article describes the culmination of a four-semester implementation of an e-tandem virtual exchange (VE) program between beginning-level Spanish language students at a US university and undergraduate students at a Peruvian university in

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If You Can’t Go to Russia, Russia Will Come to You – Direct Communication with Native Speakers: Oral and Written Practicum Projects

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:19:54 +0000

By Julia Katsnelson, University of Vermont DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QNGV1410 It is well-known that there is no better way to learn another language and culture than to communicate with native speakers. But what if language learners cannot go abroad to immerse themselves

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Worldchat Live Education as a Pedagogical Tool to Develop Speaking Skills and Cultural Awareness in Students of English

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:14:17 +0000

By Damaris Cordero Badilla, Dra., Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JASV4854 Introduction Worldchat Live Education is a video chat platform that was founded in 2018 by M.Ed. Anne-Marie LaFortune and formally launched in 2020. It allows teachers and

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US-Quebec French Telecollaboration Project

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:16:53 +0000

By Peggy Veal, French Teacher & World Language Department Chair, STEM School and Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CAQS1514 In 2017, STEM School Highlands Ranch introduced The SYNK into its building. Lead by Dr. Cannady, the SYNK offers an interactive whiteboard, connected

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Connect your Students with Native Speakers Today

Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:13:28 +0000

By Todd Bryant, Language Technology Specialist, Dickinson College. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FQKU5486 There has been extensive research on the effectiveness of language exchanges, also referred to as “telecollaboration”, “tandem learning” or “Virtual Immersion”, as a method to promote cross-cultural awareness

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