'It's a Shame That We Haven't Met Earlier!': Facilitating a Tandem Language Exchange Programme at Queen's University Belfast

Autor/in	Wang, Liang
Titel	'It's a Shame That We Haven't Met Earlier!': Facilitating a Tandem Language Exchange Programme at Queen's University Belfast
Quelle	(2018), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Universities; Instructional Innovation; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Personal Autonomy; Socialization; Native Speakers; Observation; Case Studies; Surveys; Chinese; German; College Students; Informal Education; International Educational Exchange; Computer Mediated Communication; Program Descriptions; Computer Assisted Instruction; United Kingdom (Belfast) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Individuelle Autonomie; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Muttersprachler; Beobachtung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; China; Chinesen; Deutscher; Collegestudent; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Internationaler Austausch; Computerkonferenz; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht
Abstract	Tandem Language Exchanges (TLE) have been recognised for their pedagogical value in language learning, especially when developing learner autonomy through providing language learning support to each other in a friendly and social learning environment. Unlike many projects which incorporate cross-site practices in a collaborative teaching paradigm, the TLE programme at Queen's University Belfast aims to support all students and staff who wish to practise with a native speaker of the target language on campus via a platform that facilitates searching, interaction, and socialising functions. Drawing on observation, survey results and self-reports, this study reviews the obstacles to active engagement and reports a case study (Chinese-German) to demonstrate how they felt about their practice and participation. The study concludes with some considerations for implementing this TLE approach as a useful opportunity in complementing formal language learning at university level. [For the complete volume, "Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University: Integrating Informal Learning into Formal Language Education," see ED585162.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01