Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, KFU
KAZAN
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
 
ONLINE COLLABORATIVE CROSS-CULTURAL LEARNING: STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVES
Form of presentationArticles in international journals and collections
Year of publication2016
Языканглийский
  • Kayumova Albina Ramilevna, author
  • Sadykova Gulnara Vasilevna, author
  • Bibliographic description in the original language Kayumova A.R. & Sadykova G.V. Online collaborative cross-cultural learning: Students' perspectives // Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict. - 2016. - #20. - PP.248-255.
    Annotation This article describes and analyzes students? perspective on the process of integrating online collaborative cross-cultural modules in the traditional (full-time) courses. Twenty-five US, Lithuanian and Russian students participated in a 6-week online international project The Power of Media. After the course, students completed the questionnaire that explored their learning experiences. The study showed a positive attitude of the students toward international online collaboration and illustrated beneficial impact of such cross-cultural projects on the development of linguistic and intercultural competences of learners. However, results revealed that while students learn from differences in peers? cultural and educational backgrounds, dissimilar communication and learning strategies, as well as varied ways of student-to-content and student-to-student interaction, may hinder successful learning experiences in collaborative online international learning (COIL) environments.
    Keywords интернационализация, коллаборативное кросс-культурное онлайн обучение, электронное обучение, межкультурная коммуникация, языковое образование, internationalization, online collaborative cross-cultural learning, students? feedback, eLearning, intercultural communication, language education
    The name of the journal Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict
    URL http://www.alliedacademies.org/journal-of-organizational-culture-communications-and-conflict/
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