Abstract
Summit of the issue: http://archive-edutice.ccsd.cnrs.fr/edutice-00000877 this experience was carried out during the 96/97 school year and involved more than 250 students from 18 high schools and universities from several countries all connected via the Internet. The purpose was to write a small collective novel by email. The subject was inspired by Francis Debyser’s teaching book “l’Bâtiment” on global simulations, a method used to teach French foreign language (FLE). This practice of ‘role-playing’ would surely have a huge success in France, especially with students in difficult situations, since it is really a great pleasure to learn and teach in this way.