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Using Social Media to Develop Intercultural Competence Through Telecollaboration.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Using Social Media to Develop Intercultural Competence Through Telecollaboration./
Author:	Izmaylova, Anastasia R.
Description:	1 online resource (294 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-12(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-12A(E).
Subject:	Linguistics. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9780355107289

Using Social Media to Develop Intercultural Competence Through Telecollaboration.
Izmaylova, Anastasia R.

Using Social Media to Develop Intercultural Competence Through Telecollaboration. - 1 online resource (294 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-12(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Iowa, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

Using interpretive qualitative research methods, this dissertation study examines how a telecollaboration in a social networking site affects learners' intercultural competence development. In particular, it explores the changes in learners' understanding of the concept of culture, as well as their understanding of their own and target cultures. Additionally, this study investigates what role the medium of the exchange plays in the project. Finally, it analyzes three individual learners' experiences in an online intercultural exchange.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355107289Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Linguistics.
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Electronic books.

Using Social Media to Develop Intercultural Competence Through Telecollaboration.
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520 $a Two intact classes of college-level language learners---U.S. students learning Spanish and Colombian students learning English---participated in an eight-week telecollaboration using Facebook. Each week students shared information about their own culture and reacted to the posts about the target culture made by the students in the partner class. This study analyzed 14 U.S. students' experiences and learning, based on their pre- and post-telecollaboration questionnaires, reflexive portfolios, and pre- and post-telecollaboration one-on-one interviews.
520 $a Data analysis demonstrated that the participants experienced a notable development in their intercultural competence. In particular, participants showed a more detailed understanding of the concept of culture, as well as the reasons for cultural learning and awareness. The activity of explaining their own culture to foreigners led the participants to an ongoing analysis of their own culture and, therefore, facilitated development in their understanding of the home culture. Specifically, participants were able to take a critical stance in their analysis and evaluate their own culture from the position of an outsider. Finally, participants gained knowledge about Colombian culture and developed an ability to analyze cultural products and practices, as well as infer information about cultural perspectives from that analysis. In general, the telecollaboration enabled participants to develop critical cultural awareness and change their worldviews from more ethnocentric to more ethnorelative.
520 $a In regard to the use of Facebook, this popular social networking site proved to be uniquely suitable for a telecollaboration. It gave the participants an opportunity to create a personal learning environment that was accessible whenever and wherever they needed it. It also facilitated a bridging between participants' learning and leisure online activities.
520 $a The three case studies demonstrated that while any type of learner can benefit from telecollaboration, their experiences and the degree of intercultural competence development are individual. In addition, the development of intercultural competence appeared to be non-linear, which demonstrates the difficulty of its assessment.
520 $a Based on the findings, the researcher concludes that telecollaboration facilitates the development of intercultural competence and, thus, is an effective way of addressing the challenge of culture instruction in foreign language courses. Additionally, the unique properties of social networking sites make them an easily accessible platform for telecollaboration projects.
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