Students' Intercultural Sensitivity Development through Telecollaborative Chinese Language Learning on Zoom: A Case Study of Irish Students at the Beginning-Level of Chinese Language

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  • Author(s): Wang, Mengdi (ORCID Wang, Mengdi (ORCID 0000-0002-1113-2821); Devitt, Ann (ORCID Devitt, Ann (ORCID 0000-0003-4572-0362); Hodgins, Garreth; Bauer, Ciarán
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Research-publishing.net. 2021.
  • Publication Date:
    2021
  • Document Type:
    Speeches/Meeting Papers
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Research-publishing.net. La Grange des Noyes, 25110 Voillans, France. e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://research-publishing.net
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      7
    • Education Level:
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Cultural Awareness; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Native Speakers; Introductory Courses; Needs Assessment; Videoconferencing; Chinese; Computer Mediated Communication; Foreign Countries; Intercultural Communication; Authentic Learning; Secondary School Students
    • Subject Terms:
      Ireland; China
    • Abstract:
      This descriptive study presents the first research cycle with four synchronous telecollaborative language learning sessions on Zoom between Irish and Chinese teenagers. Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) post-questionnaire results show that the mean of interaction enjoyment scale is the highest compared to the other four categories, which implies that telecollaboration provides an enjoyable and authentic environment for Irish adolescent learners to experience communication with native speakers. However, low averages of ISS categories indicate some factors are at play such as short telecollaboration duration and potential technological issues. The gap between the previous needs analysis and current findings demonstrates that participants probably underestimated the challenge of engaging with Chinese native speakers, which would suggest that more scaffoldings and preparations are required for beginning-level learners before and during telecollaborations. [For the complete volume, "CALL and Professionalisation: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2021 (29th, Online, August 26-27, 2021)," see ED616972.]
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      ED617896