Technology Provides Foreign-Language Immersion at a Distance - 3 views
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janayalf on 01 Aug 20I think this is something that we forget about on the virtual stage: we can still observe through body language and backgrounds about culture and cultural differences.
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The students not only get to talk to one another but also can see how their partners react to questions, how they look, and how they live.
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“It’s not knowing only a language,” he says, “but also knowing how to behave and acknowledge differences—cultural differences, behavioral differences.”
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I like this article even though it's from 6 years ago because it talks about the benefits to teletandem communication. I hope you are able to read it because it's from the Chronicle of Higher Education and you might need to sign up.
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It sounds interesting but I can't read the article because it prompts me to log in or create an account. I've always been interested in what I call "The cultural dimension of FL teaching".