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UniBRIDGE Indonesian: Quasi in-country experience through telecollaboration
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UniBRIDGE Indonesian: Quasi in-country experience through telecollaboration

Richard Curtis
Proceedings of the 2nd National LCNAU Colloquium, pp.519-533
National LCNAU Colloquium: Practices and Policies: Current Research in Languages and Cultures Education, 2nd (Canberra, Australia, 03-Jul-2013–05-Jul-2013)
Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities Inc.
2014
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Abstract

Cultural Studies Language Studies UniBRIDGE online learning exchanges Australian Indonesian language university students Indonesian English language university students social media web conferencing
This study discusses how web conferencing and other social media engender authentic language and intercultural learning, both integrated within, and moving beyond, formal studies. First, we explore the dynamics of and student experiences with UniBRIDGE online learning exchanges between Australian Indonesian language and Indonesian English language university students. We then consider how these telecollaborative, e-tandem interactions enhance foreign language acquisition through engaging students in a rich bilingual language learning community with native speaker peers. In particular, we examine student acquisition of important sociolinguistic and intercultural competencies. This study concludes that the quasi in-country experiences of UniBRIDGE both augment classroom learning and function as a substitute to, and preparation for, living and study in-country.

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