Collana | Studi e ricerche
Miscellanea | Blended Learning and the Global South
Capitolo | A Telecollaborative International Exchange for Foreign Language Learning and Reflective Teaching

A Telecollaborative International Exchange for Foreign Language Learning and Reflective Teaching

Abstract

This chapter shares the reflections on a joint international research educational project, involving Columbia University students studying Italian, and Italian pre-service teachers enrolled in an MA in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language at the University of Urbino, Italy. The northern hemisphere autumn term 2014 iteration of the project is taken as a case study to discuss the effectiveness of teleconferencing for foreign language learning and teaching. The results showed that the videoconference sessions positively affected the learning process of students, and simultaneously fostered reflective teaching in pre-service teachers.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 14 Aprile 2020 | Accettato: 29 Settembre 2020 | Pubblicato 06 Settembre 2021 | Lingua: en

Keywords Distance learningReflective teachingPre-service teachersIntercultural competenceForeign language teaching


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