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Understanding the "Other Side": Intercultural learning in a Spanish-English e-mail exchange

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O'Dowd, Robert·2003·Language Learning & Technology
DOI 10.64152/10125/25202
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Intercultural learning is often assumed to be an automatic benefit of e-mail exchanges between groups of learners in different countries, but little research exists on whether on-line intercultural collaboration does actually develop learners' understanding of the other culture's perspective and world view.This paper reviews what recent literature suggests intercultural learning to involve and then reports on a year-long e-mail exchange between Spanish and English second year university language learners.Using the results of qualitative research, the paper identifies key characteristics of e-mail exchanges which helped to develop learners' intercultural communicative competence (Byram, 1997).It also outlines elements of e-mail messages which may enable students to develop successful intercultural relationships with their partners.

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Authors
O'Dowd, R.
Venue
Language Learning & Technology
Publisher
National Foreign Language Resource Center
Published
2003-05-01
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
118-144
ISSN
1094-3501 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.64152/10125/25202
OpenAlex
W2140417336
Cited by
403
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FWCI
57.02
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Language learning & technology (cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Linguistic Education and Pedagogy
Keywords
intercultural learning, intercultural communicative competence, email exchange, second language learners, intercultural relations, learner perceptions, worldview

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