Exploring the Potential of Social Network Sites in Relation to Intercultural Communication

Autor/in	Lang, Anouk
Titel	Exploring the Potential of Social Network Sites in Relation to Intercultural Communication
Quelle	In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 11 (2012) 1-2, S.120-139 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-0222
DOI	10.1177/1474022210394141
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mentors; Intercultural Communication; Informal Education; Role Conflict; Study Abroad; Peer Relationship; Social Support Groups; Student Attitudes; College Students; Computer Uses in Education; Web 2.0 Technologies; Computer Mediated Communication; Social Networks; Web Sites; Use Studies; Student Surveys; Content Analysis; Interviews; Focus Groups; Sustainability; Program Effectiveness; Guidelines; Modern Languages; College Second Language Programs; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Rollenkonflikt; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Peer-Beziehungen; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Computernutzung; Computerkonferenz; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Web-Design; Benutzerschulung; Schülerbefragung; Inhaltsanalyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Nachhaltigkeit; Richtlinien; Gegenwartssprache; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article reports on the results of a project which used a social network site to support students on a year abroad and foster informal learning, particularly in the area of intercultural communication. The project employed a peer-mentoring structure to solve the problem of role conflict, in which users of these sites may feel some tension as the academic and social dimensions--two contexts usually kept fairly separate--of their lives collide. This article describes how students used the site, reports on the benefits of the project to both students and mentors, and sets out some recommendations for increasing the sustainability of social network sites as pedagogical tools in other educational contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10