Intercultural communication skills and design of a university student tele-collaboration programme [Competencias comunicativas interculturales y diseño de un programa de tele colaboración estudiantil universitario]
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information technology, educational technology, language of instructionAbstract
The objective was to analyse the results of the design and implementation of a university telecollaboration programme aimed at strengthening intercultural communication skills among students of English and Spanish as foreign languages. Qualitative research was conducted using an action research design, involving four telecollaboration sessions between 25 university students from Colombia and the United States. Systematic observation of video recordings and a digital student diary were used to document experiences, attitudes and the development of intercultural skills according to Byram's model. The results showed strengths in intercultural attitudes (savoir être) and advances in cultural knowledge (savoirs), interpretation skills (savoir comprendre) and discovery and interaction abilities (savoir apprendre/faire), along with increased communicative confidence and better handling of cultural misunderstandings. Low confidence in language proficiency was the main obstacle. The programme proved effective in integrating linguistic, cultural and social dimensions of foreign language learning.
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