Online Intercultural Exchange

Robert O'Dowd is a teacher and teacher-trainer and has a Ph.D. on the development of intercultural competence through the use of networked technologies in the foreign language classroom. He teaches EFL and Foreign Language Methodology at the University of León in Spain, where he is also involved in various research projects related to online intercultural exchange. His other special interests include the role of the teacher in online education and the role of culture in foreign language education.

• Part One: Introduction to this Volume and its Theme 1. Introduction - Robert O'Dowd 2. Foreign Language Education and the Rise of Online Communication: A Review of Promises and Realities - Robert O'Dowd Part Two: Models of Online Intercultural Exchange 3. Models of Telecollaboration (1): eTandem - Breffni O'Rourke 4. Models of Telecollaboration (2): Cultura - Jesús Suárez García and James Crapotta 5. Models of Telecollaboration (3): eTwinning - Antonia Domínguez Miguela Part Three: Issues and Questions in Online Intercultural Exchange 6. Grammar and Feedback: Turning to Language Form in Telecollaboration - Paige D. Ware and Maria Luisa Pérez Cañado 7. The Development of Intercultural Communicative Competence in Telecollaborative Partnerships - Julie A. Belz 8. Teacher Role in Telecollaboration: Setting Up and Managing Exchanges - Andreas Müller-Hartmann9. How Can Online Exchanges Be Used with Young Learners? - Isabel Pérez Torres and Margarita Vinagre 10. Choosing the Appropriate Communication Tools for an Online Exchange - Melinda Dooly Part Four: Practical Accounts and Experiences of Online Exchange 11. Foreword - Robert O'Dowd 12. Integrating Tandem Learning in Higher Education - Margarita Vinagre13. The Tridem Project - Mirjam Hauck and Tim Lewis14. The Japan-Korea Culture Exchange Project - Christopher Chase and Paul Alexander15. Using the Moodle Platform in Online Exchanges - Alfred Markey 16. Voice Chats in the Intercultural Classroom: The ABC's Online Project - Eva Wilden 17. Learning to Teach Online: 'Le français en (première) ligne' Project - Christine Develotte, François Mangenot and Katerina Zourou18. One-to-one Desktop Videoconferencing for Developing Oral Skills: Prospects in Perspective - Lina Lee

This edited collection is a rigorous exploration of one particular type of educational exchange, one which should help language teachers and technologists alike get the most out of language learners. Any teacher considering using "social software" to connect his or her class with others could find this book fascinating reading.