Challenges in a Mobile English Telecollaborative Project: Towards a Conceptual Model

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Junjie Gavin; Teng, Mark Feng; Lindsay, Miller
Titel	Challenges in a Mobile English Telecollaborative Project: Towards a Conceptual Model
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 38 (2022) 1, S.1-19 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Handheld Devices; English (Second Language); Cooperative Learning; Active Learning; Student Projects; Computer Mediated Communication; Social Media; Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Kooperatives Lernen; Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Computerkonferenz; Soziale Medien; Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	This paper, drawing upon a mobile telecollaborative project, resonates with the rapid development of technology in language learning. We employed the instant messaging app WeChat to create an English telecollaborative environment for two groups of Chinese students to communicate within. Interview data were triangulated with students' chat transcripts and comments from a teacher's reflective journal. A mixed-methods approach, including quantitative descriptive analysis, thematic analysis and content analysis, was used to investigate the challenges and the linguistic performance by applying the community of inquiry framework to the students' chats. The analysis illustrates some of the complexities and challenges of using online apps as a way of communicating in a second language: students expected more teacher support, they struggled to use the app due to their physical environments and they felt that they were not sufficiently well prepared for chatting in an English medium environment. Based on the findings, a conceptual model is proposed for consideration when encouraging students to engage in telecollaborative learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01