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Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
Faculty at 11 higher education institutions in California, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico have been experimenting with computer conferencing on the BESTNET (Bilingual English-Spanish Telecommunications Network). The growing system is credited with creating an international student-faculty community that crosses cultural barriers for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Networks, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedHertel, Tammy Jandrey – Foreign Language Annals, 2003
Describes an intercultural e-mail exchange at the college level. Students in a beginning Spanish class in the United States and an intermediate English-as-a-Second-Language class in Mexico corresponded weekly for one semester. Suggestions for implementing electronic exchanges are offered. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Electronic Mail
