Tila Teacher Training Advantages of Telecollaboration for Intercultural

Tila Teacher Training Advantages of Telecollaboration for Intercultural Language Learning © 2013 TILA Petra Hoffstaedter – Steinbeis-Transferzentrum Sprachlernmedien 1

What is Telecollaboration? Using online communication tools. . . for written and oral communication, interaction and collaboration. . . between internationally-dispersed learners in parallel language classes. . . in order to support social interaction and intercultural exchange © 2013 TILA Advantages of Telecollaboration for Intercultural Language Learning 2

The Advantages of Telecollaboration for Intercultural Language Learning How do you try to enhance intercultural communicative competence in the traditional classroom environment? Do you see any limitations for the development of intercultural communicative competence in the traditional classroom situation? © 2013 TILA What are some of the main advantages of telecollaboration for intercultural language learning? � Contact with peers from different countries and cultures � Authentic situations � Pupils can see the necessity to speak and write in the foreign language Advantages of Telecollaboration for Intercultural Language Learning 3

Over to you What do you expect from the telecollaborations in the TILA project? What would you like to achieve? • ? ? ? © 2013 TILA Advantages of Telecollaboration for Intercultural Language Learning 4