Engagement beyond a Tour Guide Approach: Korean and US Elementary School Students' Intercultural Telecollaboration

Autor/in	Kim, Soojin
Titel	Engagement beyond a Tour Guide Approach: Korean and US Elementary School Students' Intercultural Telecollaboration
Quelle	In: Intercultural Communication Education, 3 (2020) 2, S.99-117 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kim, Soojin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2209-1041
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Intercultural Communication; Case Studies; Social Networks; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Software; Communicative Competence (Languages); Computer Mediated Communication; Native Speakers; Program Descriptions; Tourism; International Educational Exchange; Cultural Awareness; Catholic Schools; Foreign Countries; Photography; Massachusetts (Boston); South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Computerkonferenz; Muttersprachler; Tourismus; Internationaler Austausch; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Katholische Schule; Ausland; Fotografie; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This paper reports findings from a case study of intercultural telecollaboration between elementary school students in South Korea and the United States via the social networking service "Classting." The goal was to provide an opportunity for Korean students with limited exposure to authentic English language communication to interact with native speakers of English and for the US students to experience online intercultural activity in class with the hope of promoting intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in both student groups. The study applies Byram's (1997) model of ICC to analyze patterns of engagement within the communication between students. Findings indicate that although both student groups endeavored to create common ground in their intercultural encounters, there was a tendency to relate to each other by enacting a "Tour Guide Approach" towards their own culture and a "Tourist Approach" (Byram, 1997) towards the other culture. Findings also show, however, that students went beyond such approaches during "off task" interactional moments, drawing on shared small cultures to initiate more authentic interpersonal engagement and opportunities for knowledge exchange. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01