"Tout ce que nous faisions me paraissait virtuel"
This article deals with students in teaching methodology playing the role of online tutors for French language learners in Hong Kong. We examine here their perception of that telecollaborative project. After situating such exchanges within the framework of language teacher training, we show how the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013-06-01
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| Series: | Recherches en didactique des langues et des cultures |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/rdlc/1571 |
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| Summary: | This article deals with students in teaching methodology playing the role of online tutors for French language learners in Hong Kong. We examine here their perception of that telecollaborative project. After situating such exchanges within the framework of language teacher training, we show how the tutors' representation of verbal interaction may contradict the online communication in the project. Our analysis is based on reflexive texts written by tutors. Three main issues are to be found : the digital medium evokes for them virtuality and unreality ; physical distance means emotional distance ; and thirdly asynchronous interaction signifies in their mind no interaction. |
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| ISSN: | 1958-5772 |