Acquiring Pragmatic and Intercultural Communicative Competences in the Digital Era

A Telecollaboration Study

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book explores second language pragmatic development and intercultural communicative competence acquisition through telecollaboration. It shows how telecollaborative environments are appropriate for the development of these two competences and how they are inextricably interrelated.Acquiring Pragmatic and Intercultural Communicative Competences in the Digital Era draws a comparison between the effects of telecollaboration projects and traditional face-to-face instruction within the foreign language classroom for developing pragmatic competence and intercultural communicative competence. Analysis is based on research into how undergraduate Spanish learners of English engage in telecollaboration projects with first language or highly proficient speakers of English and in traditional face-to-face instruction with their Spanish partners. Using synchronous (Zoom) and asynchronous (MeWe) digital tools, the book explores the beneficial role of telecollaboration projects in second and foreign language settings, offering researchers and teachers an example of how to implement this kind of project in their language teaching practices.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-01-08
Mått154 x 236 x 18 mm
Vikt497 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350454347

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Sofia Di Sarno-García holds an international PhD from the Universitat Politècnica de València as part of the CAMILLE research group. Currently, she is an Assistant Lecturer at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where she teaches English as a Foreign Language to engineering students. Dr Di Sarno-García has published in both national and international prestigious journals and volumes, and she has participated in national and European research projects in the field of Computer-Assisted Language Learning. Her main research interests include telecollaboration, L2 pragmatics, and intercultural communicative competence. She is a collaborator of the International Association for Teaching Pragmatics, the Multidisciplinary Innovation Group (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), and the Teaching and Learning Languages in Multilingual Education research group (Universitat de València).

List of FiguresList of TablesForewordList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Pragmatics In Foreign Language Learning3. The Speech Act Of Apologies4. Intercultural Communicative Competence5. The Relationship Between Pragmatic Competence And Intercultural Communicative Competence6. Computer-Assisted Language Learning7. Role-Plays As A Data Collection Method In Interlanguage Pragmatics8. How The Study Was Conducted9. Lessons Learnt From The Telecollaboration Project10. Conclusions, Limitations, And Future DirectionsAppendicesReferencesIndex

‘Acquiring Pragmatic and Intercultural Communicative Competences in the Digital Era is a timely and insightful contribution to language education. By weaving together pragmatics, intercultural competence, and telecollaboration, Sofia Di Sarno-García offers a rigorous and innovative study that demonstrates how digital exchanges can foster meaningful communication across cultures. This book provides both theoretical depth and practical relevance, making it an important resource for scholars, educators, and students interested in the intersections of language, culture, and technology.’