Language choice and global learning networks
The pitfall of “lingua franca” approaches to classroom telecomputing 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22996133 |
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| Authors | Dennis Sayers (Arizona State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 41-43 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Multicultural Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-7892 • E-ISSN: 1521-0960 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15210969909539903 |
| OpenAlex | W4249672831 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
How can other languages be used in conjunction with English to further intercultural and multilingual learning when teachers and students participate in computer-based global learning networks?Two portraits are presented of multilingual activities in the Orillas and I*EARN learning networks, and are discussed as examples of the principal modalities of communication employed in networking projects between distant classes.Next, an important historical precedent --the social controversy which accompanied the introduction of telephone technology at the end of the last century--is examined in terms of its implications for language choice in contemporary classroom telecomputing projects.Finally, recommendations are offered to guide decision making concerning the role of language choice in promoting collaborative critical inquiry.
English as a lingua franca · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
| Highly cited | No |
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