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S190 | Virtual Exchange: affordances and challenges

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Among the reported learning benefits of virtual exchange (VE) - previously referred to as telecollaboration - are areas as diverse as learner autonomy (Fuchs, Hauck & MÏ‹ller-Hartmann 2012; O'Rourke, 2006), linguistic accuracy and fluency (Ware & O'Dowd, 2008), intercultural awareness (Müller-Hartmann, 2000; O'Dowd, 2006; Ware, 2005), online intercultural communication skills (Belz & Müller-Hartmann, 2003; Lenkaitis, Calo, & Venegas Escobar, 2019; Müller-Hartmann, 2006), electronic literacy (Helm, 2014) and teacher development (Dooly & Sadler, 2013; The EVALUATE Group, 2019).

Among the challenges are issues such as failed communication in telecollaboration (O'Dowd & Ritter, 2006), issues related to varying levels of participants' multimodal communicative competence and their impact on learner interaction and intercultural communicative competence (Hauck, 2007), the interrelationship between multimodal literacy and social presence (Kern and Develotte, 2018; Satar, 2016), and group formation and task design (Müller-Hartmann & Kurek, 2016).

This symposium offers three separate yet interrelated foci:

1) VE and language education 

2) VE and multimodality 

3) VE and critical digital literacy

Its aim is to identify gaps and outline future directions in VE research such as the need to sharpen VE participants' critical lens (Darvin, 2017).

An outline for the symposium, with an overview of times for live and recorded sessions can be found here. 

Virtual Session Symposium
August 19, 2021 08:30 AM - August 19, 2022 12:00 Noon(Europe/Amsterdam)
Venue : Room 1
20210819T0830 20210819T1200 Europe/Amsterdam S190 | Virtual Exchange: affordances and challenges

Among the reported learning benefits of virtual exchange (VE) - previously referred to as telecollaboration - are areas as diverse as learner autonomy (Fuchs, Hauck & MÏ‹ller-Hartmann 2012; O'Rourke, 2006), linguistic accuracy and fluency (Ware & O'Dowd, 2008), intercultural awareness (Müller-Hartmann, 2000; O'Dowd, 2006; Ware, 2005), online intercultural communication skills (Belz & Müller-Hartmann, 2003; Lenkaitis, Calo, & Venegas Escobar, 2019; Müller-Hartmann, 2006), electronic literacy (Helm, 2014) and teacher development (Dooly & Sadler, 2013; The EVALUATE Group, 2019).

Among the challenges are issues such as failed communication in telecollaboration (O'Dowd & Ritter, 2006), issues related to varying levels of participants' multimodal communicative competence and their impact on learner interaction and intercultural communicative competence (Hauck, 2007), the interrelationship between multimodal literacy and social presence (Kern and Develotte, 2018; Satar, 2016), and group formation and task design (Müller-Hartmann & Kurek, 2016).

This symposium offers three separate yet interrelated foci:

1) VE and language education 

2) VE and multimodality 

3) VE and critical digital literacy

Its aim is to identify gaps and outline future directions in VE research such as the need to sharpen VE participants' critical lens (Darvin, 2017).

An outline for the symposium, with an overview of times for live and recorded sessions can be found here. 

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Virtual Exchange and Teacher Education: Finding our Digital Footing in a Changing World

Featured 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
This talk first provides a brief overview of the relatively short development from the first virtual exchanges in language education to its recent expansion into language teaching around the world. We will then consider key areas of concern for language teacher education and possible steps for further development.


Presenters Melinda Dooly
Https://www.melindadooly.com/, Autonomous University Of Barcelona
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Virtual Exchange between Japan and Finland: Discourse practices of self-presentation in students’ online introductions

Standard 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
The study focuses on a Virtual Exchange project arranged between a Japanese and a Finnish university. Using multimodal discourse analysis, the aim is to explore how the participating students used visual images to present their identities in their self-introductory Facebook posts.


Presenters Karina Doi
Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student), University Of Jyväskylä Judit Hahn
Senior University Lecturer, University Of Jyväskylä
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Systemic Tensions and Breakdowns in Tutor- Tutee Interactions via Videoconferencing for L2 Learning and Teaching: An Activity Theoretical Study

Standard 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
This paper presents the results of an activity theoretical study of the breakdowns that emerged during a videoconferencing exchange between teacher-trainees from a French university and undergraduate students of French from an Irish university. Systemic tensions and breakdowns that are characteristic of videoconferencing mediated tutor-tutee interactions are then discussed.
Presenters Aparajita Dey-Plissonneau
Assistant Professor In French, Dublin City University Françoise Blin
School Of Applied Language And Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University
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L2 Learning on the couch: Game-based language learning in Social Virtual Reality (SVR)

Focused 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
This paper presents results from an analysis of language tandem conversation in Social VR. We will discuss a) possibilities to learn grammar and pragmatics in oral, immersive, game-based VR-communication and b) solutions to establish successful language tandem interactions and to track the learning progress in SVR.


Presenters Timo Ahlers
University Of Potsdam
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Development of language proficiency, intercultural competence and critical digital literacy across the disciplines: Results from the EU-funded project EVOLVE

Standard 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
The EVOLVE project (www.evolve-erasmus.eu) has conducted research on Virtual Exchange across disciplines to measure and interpret (through quantitative and qualitative analysis) its potential impact on foreign language proficiency, intercultural competence and critical digital literacy. The outcomes of the research will be presented in this presentation.


Presenters Sake Jager
Projectmanager Teaching And Learning Innovation / Assistant Professor Applied Linguistics, University Of Groningen
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Engaging EFL Learners in Telecollaboration: Analyzing Online Interaction, Group Functionality, and Intercultural Effectiveness

Standard 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
This study integrated telecollaboration into EFL classes through structured tasks. Research focused on meaning-making and tension-resolution processes in online interactions as revealed by videoconferencing. It examined the degree of intercultural effectiveness achieved by various telecollaborative techniques. Findings can help teachers design effective telecollaborative tasks for future global citizens.


Presenters Hsin-Chou Huang
Professor, National Taiwan Ocean University Co-authors
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 Barbara Loranc-Paszylk
University Of Bielsko-Biala
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University of Potsdam
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University of Groningen
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