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The Effects of Polish-Chinese Language Tandem Work at Tertiary Level



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Elżbieta Gajek

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DOI:10.17265/2161-623X/2014.03A.007

The research aims at investigating the role of international collaboration at tertiary educational level to develop linguistic, intercultural, and technical competences in two groups of students from Polish and Chinese universities. The students communicated in pairs orally via Tencent Instant Messenger (Tencent QQ) exchanging views and opinions on topics prescribed by their teachers. The theoretical model is based on Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism and the concept of tandem work via technology. The results of the case study show students’ engagement in the task and their positive attitudes towards collaborative work between the two groups of students from the geographically distant universities. The results may be used for establishing formal collaboration projects among academic institutions.

e-learning, language learning, tertiary education, tandem, project, intercultural competence