Telecollaborative projects for teaching English for professional and academic purposes

• Ricardo Casañ Pitarch ^[1] ; Miguel Ángel Candel-Mora ^[1] ; Olga Demydenko ^[2] ; Iana Tikan ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

     Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

     Valencia, España

     
  2. [2] National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
• Localización: LFE: Revista de lenguas para fines específicos, ISSN 1133-1127, Vol. 28, Nº 1, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: On communicative skills in foreign language teaching and academic language instruction: tools, resources and methods in the digital era), págs. 27-41
• Idioma: español
• Enlaces
  • Texto completo (pdf)
• Resumen
  • español

    El uso práctico del enfoque basado en proyectos mediante telecolaboración parece ser un recurso útil en el aula de idiomas extranjeros. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo analizar la percepción de los estudiantes sobre la necesidad de comunicarse en un ámbito global siguiendo la clasificación de las situaciones comunicativas más habituales propuesta por Lehman y DuFrene (2013). Para ello, se realizó un experimento entre estudiantes de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) y del Instituto Politécnico Igor Sikorsky de Kiev(KPI) durante el semestre del curso2020/21. Estudiantes de ambas universidades trabajaron virtualmente en equipos mixtos internacionales en sus proyectos para crear blogs sobre el tema 'Sustainable development today’. Nuestros resultados mostraron que los estudiantes de ambas instituciones mejoraron su confianza para comunicarse en contextos profesionales y académicos durante la realización de este proyecto. Los participantes mejoraron su competencia comunicativa en entornos online internacionales, y esta experiencia de intercambio virtual les ayudó a desarrollar sus habilidades digitales e interculturales, entre otras. El valor de esta investigación es la implementación de un trabajo mediante un proyecto telecolaborativo en el aula de lengua extranjera con el objetivo de ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse en un contexto global sobre cuestiones técnicas, como la sostenibilidad.

  • English

    Implementing the project-based approach in telecollaborative environments seems to be helpful in the foreign language classroom. This research aims to analyze the perception of students on the need to communicate internationally and follows the classification of the most usual communicative situations proposed by Lehman and DuFrene (2013). For this purpose, an experiment was conducted with students from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) during the spring term in the school year 2020/21. Students from both universities worked virtually in mixed international teams on projects to create blogs on the topic 'Sustainable development today’. Our results showed that students from both institutions increased their confidence in communicating in professional and academic contexts through the completion of this project. Participants improved their communicative competence in international online environments, and this virtual exchange experience helped them develop their digital and intercultural skills, among others. The value of this research is the implementation of telecollaborative project work in the foreign language classroom in order to help students communicate in a global context about technical issues, such as sustainability

• Referencias bibliográficas
  • Alcaraz Varó, E. (2000). El inglés profesional y académico. Madrid: Alianza Editorial.
  • Boytcheva, S., Kalaydjiev, O., Nenkova, A., & Angelova, G. (2002). Integration of resources and components in a knowledge-based Web-environment...
  • Brataas, G., Hughes, P., & Sølvberg, A. (1994). Integrated management of human and computer resources in task processing organizations:...
  • Casañ-Pitarch, R., & Candel-Mora, M. Á. (2021). Developing Language, Content, and Digital Competence through International Telecollaborative...
  • Casañ-Pitarch, R., Candel-Mora, M. Á., Carrió-Pastor, M. L., Demydenko, O., & Tikan, I. (2020). Enhancing Language and Cross-Cultural...
  • Chacón, T. C. (2012). Task-based language teaching through film-oriented activities in a teacher education program in Venezuela. In A. Shehadeh...
  • De Graaf, E., & Kolmos, A. (2003). Characteristics of problem-based learning. International Journal of Engineering Education, 19 (5),...
  • Dooly, M. (2017). Telecollaboration. In C. A. Chapelle & S. Sauro (Eds.), The handbook of technology and second language teaching and...
  • Ellis, R. (2003). Task based language learning and teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Ellis, R. (2009). Task-based language teaching: Sorting out the misunderstandings. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 19 (3), 221-246....
  • Godwin-Jones, R. (2019). Telecollaboration is an approach to developing intercultural communication competence. Language Learning & Technology,...
  • Iwashita, N., & Li, H. F. (2012). Patterns of corrective feedback in a task-based adult EFL classroom setting in China. In A. Shehadeh...
  • Korkealehto, K., & Leier, V. (2021). Facebook for Engagement: Telecollaboration Between Finland and New Zealand in German Language Learning....
  • Krashen, S. D. (1985). The input hypothesis: Issues and implications. Reading: Addison-Wesley Longman.
  • Larsson, F. (2008). Managing the New Product Portfolio: Towards an end-to-end approach. Ph.D. Thesis. Department of Management Engineering,...
  • Lehman, C. M. & Dufrene, D.D. (2013). Business Communication. Boston: Cengage Learning.
  • Lee, J. & Song, J. (2019). Developing intercultural competence through study abroad, telecollaboration, and on-campus language study....
  • Lenkaitis, C. A. (2020). Teacher candidate reflection: Benefits of using asynchronous computer-mediated communication-based virtual exchange....
  • Lenkaitis, C. A., Calo, S., & Venegas Escobar, S. (2019). Exploring the intersection of language and culture via telecollaboration: Utilizing...
  • Lopes, J. (2004). Introducing TBI for teaching English in Brazil: Learning how to leap the hurdles. In B. L. Leaver & J. R. Willis (Eds.),...
  • Macías, C. (2004). Task-based instruction for teaching Spanish to professionals. In B. L. Leaver & J. R. Willis (Eds.), Task-based instruction...
  • Marull, C., & Kumar, S. (2020). Authentic language learning through telecollaboration in online courses. TechTrends, 64 (4), 628-635....
  • McDonough, K., & Chaikitmongkol, W. P. (2007). Teachers’ and learners’ reactions to a task-based EFL course in Thailand. TESOL Quarterly,...
  • Muñoz, C. (2007). CLIL: Some thoughts on its psycholinguistic principles. Revista española de lingüística aplicada, 7 (1), 17-26. https://hispadoc.es/descarga/articulo/2575488.pdf...
  • Nunan, D. (2004). Task-based Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • O'Dowd, R. (2015). The competencies of the telecollaborative teacher. The Language Learning Journal, 43 (2), 194-207. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09571736.2013.853374...
  • O'Dowd, R. (2018). From telecollaboration to virtual exchange: State-of-the-art and the role of UNICollaboration in moving forward. Journal...
  • O’Rourke, B. (2007). Models of telecollaboration (1): eTandem. In R. O'Dowd (Ed.), Online intercultural exchange (pp. 41-61). Clevedon:...
  • Paulston, C.B. (1970). Structural pattern drills: A classification. Foreign Language Annals, 4 (2), 187-193. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1944-9720.1970.tb02033.x...
  • Park, M. (2012). Implementing computer-assisted task-based language teaching in the Korean secondary EFL context. In A. Shehadeh & C....
  • Polyakova, O., & Pastor-García, B. (2021). From On-site to Online Class: The Role of Mediation in Online Teaching Simulation. Journal...
  • Richards, J. C., & Renandya, W. A. (2002). Methodology in language teaching: An anthology of current practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University...
  • Samuda, V., & Bygate, M. (2008). Tasks in second language learning. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Skehan, P. (1996). A framework for the implementation of task-based instruction. Applied Linguistics, 17 (1), 38- 62. https://academic.oup.com/applij/article-abstract/17/1/38/159436...
  • Stern, H. H. (1983). Language teacher education: an approach to the issues and a framework for discussion. In J.E Alatis, H.H. Stern, &...
  • Swain, M. (1995). Three functions of output in second language learning. In G. Cook and G.B. Seidlhofer (Eds.), Principles and practice in...
  • Swain, M. (2005). The output hypothesis: Theory and research. In E. Hinkel (Ed.), Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning...
  • Taskiran, A. (2019). Telecollaboration: Fostering foreign language learning at a distance. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning,...
  • Tinker Sachs, G. (2007). The challenges of adopting and adapting task-based cooperative teaching and learning in an EFL context. In K. Van...
  • Tsai, N. W. (2016). Assessment of students’ learning behavior and academic misconduct in a student-pulled online learning and student-governed...
  • Üzüm, B., Akayoglu, S., & Yazan, B. (2020). Using telecollaboration to promote intercultural competence in teacher training classrooms...
  • Winch, C. (2013). Three Different Conceptions of Know-How and their Relevance to Professional and Vocational Education. Journal of Philosophy...