Outcomes of an intercultural e-mail based university discussion project

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ID12701789
AuthorsLaura Furcsa (0000-0001-8036-4004, Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume9
Issue1
Pages24-32
Publication date2009-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage and Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-8477 • E-ISSN: 1747-759X
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14708470802684481
OpenAlexW2005797873
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited4

This article investigates the development of intercultural awareness in an electronic mail (e-mail) discussion project between Hungarian learners of English and American speakers. Students discussed topics relating to cultures, languages, and pedagogical issues. The e-mails were analyzed in terms of language skill improvement, apprehensiveness about writing and motivation to write, the need for academic discussion, how to deal with different viewpoints, changes in attitude to language learning, and the enhancement of cultural awareness. The findings suggest that e-mail communication provides a forum that leads to the enhancement of cultural awareness, despite constraints on elaborate academic discussion

Computer-mediated communication · Cultural competence · Intercultural communication · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Sociology · The Internet · Viewpoints · World Wide Web · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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