Collaborative Online International Learning:A Pilot Study in Intercultural Communicative Competence in Chinese Higher Education Background

• 作者: Yingjie Li
• 来源期刊: 美中教育评论:A
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: Chinese higher education College English INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE competence COLLABORATIVE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（7）
• 页码范围: 304-310
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: H31

摘要

College English is a compulsory course in the curriculum of Chinese higher education.Among various abilities that should be fostered in language teaching and learning,students’intercultural communicative competence(ICC)is an important one that should always be highlighted in teaching objectives.In this research,the researcher conducted collaborative online international learning(COIL)as part of a teaching approach in College English course.The aims were,through a pilot study,to examine whether this approach might be effective in improving Chinese students’ICC,with Byram’s definition and ICC model,based on a qualitative analysis of the students’reflection essays after the COIL practice.