Abstract
What is it? Virtual exchange is an umbrella term used to refer to the engagement of groups of learners in online language and intercultural interaction and collaboration with partners from other cultural contexts or geographical locations as an integrated part of course work, and under the guidance of educators and/or expert facilitators (O’Dowd, 2018).
Highlights
Virtual exchange is an umbrella term used to refer to the engagement of groups of learners in online language and intercultural interaction and collaboration with partners from other cultural contexts or geographical locations as an integrated part work, and under the guidance of educators and/or expert facilitators (O’Dowd, 2018)
Telecollaborative virtual exchanges are usually integrated into students’ classes, with teachers supporting learners in their online interactions. Apart from these two models, there is a growing interest in foreign language education in lingua franca approaches to virtual exchanges, which give learners the opportunity to engage in online collaboration with partner classes who are not necessarily native speakers of the target language
This may involve students from Spain, Sweden, and Israel collaborating together in English as a lingua franca (O’Dowd, Sauro, & Spector-Cohen, 2020), or students from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain using German as a lingua franca in their online interactions (Kohn & Hoffstaedter, 2017)
Summary
Virtual exchange is an umbrella term used to refer to the engagement of groups of learners in online language and intercultural interaction and collaboration with partners from other cultural contexts or geographical locations as an integrated part work, and under the guidance of educators and/or expert facilitators (O’Dowd, 2018). Telecollaborative virtual exchanges are usually integrated into students’ classes, with teachers supporting learners in their online interactions Apart from these two models, there is a growing interest in foreign language education in lingua franca approaches to virtual exchanges, which give learners the opportunity to engage in online collaboration with partner classes who are not necessarily native speakers of the target language. This may involve students from Spain, Sweden, and Israel collaborating together in English as a lingua franca (O’Dowd, Sauro, & Spector-Cohen, 2020), or students from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain using German as a lingua franca in their online interactions (Kohn & Hoffstaedter, 2017). The online modality of exchanges, combined with a formal educational context, offers participants the opportunity to learn media literacy and digital skills to appropriately consume and create content online, and to communicate and collaborate with international partners using diverse technological tools
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