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Review of Telecollaboration 2.0: Language, Literacies, and Intercultural Learning in the 21st Century
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Basharina, Olga |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | As the title indicates, telecollaboration 2.0, or online intercultural exchange, is the focus of the book edited by Sarah Guth and Francesca Helm from the University of Padova (Italy). This volume, which is the first work that deals specifically with telecollaboration in a Web 2.0 context, marks the strong beginning of the new series “Telecollaboration in Education,” which two key players in online language and culture instruction, Melinda Dooley and Robert O’Dowd, have launched for Peter Lang Publishing. The book aptly combines in-depth discussion of recent and emerging critical issues related to telecollaboration 2.0 with the experimental and critical approach to intercultural learning, mainly in the context of foreign language education, an area of expertise for the majority of contributors. The book’s four parts unite research and practice findings from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and USA. The first part focuses on new trends and environments in telecollaboration. The second part highlights new skills and competencies of language learner 2.0, while the third part takes a look at language educator 2.0. The fourth part consists of the analysis of eight case studies that efficiently bridge research and practice and vividly illustrate changes in teaching and learning opportunities that technology brings and continues to bring to researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students all over the world. The contributors share a view of telecollaboration 2.0. as both a tool and mindset, shaped by the learners’ desire to use new technologies to communicate and collaborate and to construct together knowledge and artefacts. In this context, teachers and students are engaged with a collective, constructivist approach to learning, which challenges boundaries between mutually enriching ‘virtual’ and ‘real’ worlds. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/download/1156/2054 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
