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Czerkawski, Betül; Berti, Margherita – Research-publishing.net, 2020
In Chapter 1, Betül Czerkawski and Margherita Berti focus on the challenges higher education faces when coping with new realities. How do learners acquire the skills necessary for effective cross-cultural communication? What professional learning opportunities do universities offer to language learners? What are some present practices found in…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Trend Analysis
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Dodds, Colin B.; Whelan, Alison; Kharrufa, Ahmed; Satar, Müge – Research-publishing.net, 2021
This chapter is based on a workshop at IVEC 2020 which presented a model of Virtual Exchange (VE) facilitated by interactive, digital, and cultural artefacts created using a progressive web app developed by the EU-funded ENACT project team. The model offers an innovative approach to online intercultural exchange through the opportunity to create,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Open Educational Resources
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Magedera-Hofhansl, Hanna – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The Four Skills News Project is an example of communicative language learning, developed for final year German students at the University of Liverpool. It focuses on how students use and practise their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills via the creative use of news reports and digital technology. Each student creates an avatar using…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, News Reporting
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Kétyi, András – Research-publishing.net, 2013
The popularity of smart phones has increased enormously in the last few years. Because of the increasing penetration of these devices and the above-average willingness of our students using new tools and devices in language courses, we decided to design a voluntary pilot project for mobile language learning for students who learn German as a…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, Management Systems
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Mbah, Evelyn E.; Mbah, Boniface M.; Iloene, Modesta I.; Iloene, George O. – Research-publishing.net, 2013
This paper studies students' experiences and expectations on the use of podcasts in learning English pronunciation in Igboland. The Igboland is made up of five states in Southeastern Nigeria where Igbo is spoken as a mother tongue. The states are Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo. The study is a survey research where two universities were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Statistical Analysis
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Goria, Cecilia, Ed.; Speicher, Oranna, Ed.; Stollhans, Sascha, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at the University of Nottingham hosted the fifth annual conference in the "Innovative Language Teaching at University" series. Under the heading "Enhancing participation and collaboration" the conference, organised by Cecilia Goria, Oranna Speicher and Sascha Stollhans, took…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Classroom Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction