ERIC Number: ED617905
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec-13
Pages: 7
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Facilitating Reflection in Teletandem through Automatically Generated Conversation Metrics and Playback Video
Dey-Plissonneau, Aparajita; Lee, Hyowon; Scriney, Michael; Smeaton, Alan F.; Pradier, Vincent; Riaz, Hamza
Research-publishing.net, Paper presented at the EUROCALL 2021 Conference (29th, Online, Aug 26-27, 2021)
This pilot study focuses on a tool called L2L that allows second language (L2) learners to visualise and analyse their Zoom interactions with native speakers. L2L uses the Zoom transcript to automatically generate conversation metrics and its playback feature with timestamps allows students to replay any chosen portion of the conversation for post-session reflection and self-review. This exploratory study investigates a seven-week teletandem project, where undergraduate students from an Irish university learning French (B2) interacted with their peers from a French university learning English (B2+) via Zoom. The data collected from a survey (N=43) and semi-structured interviews (N=35) show that the quantitative conversation metrics and qualitative review of the synchronous content helped raise students' confidence levels while engaging with native speakers. Furthermore, it allowed them to set tangible goals to improve their participation, and be more aware of what, why, and how they are learning. [For the complete volume, "CALL and Professionalisation: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2021 (29th, Online, August 26-27, 2021)," see ED616972.]
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Videoconferencing, Native Speakers, Intercultural Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Undergraduate Students, French, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Self Esteem, Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Exchange Programs, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland; France (Paris)
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