Book
Spanish
ID: <
http://hdl.handle.net/10251/105414>
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DOI: <
10.4995/inred2016.2016.4413>
Abstract
[EN] The present paper describes the guidelines of the project “E-Tandem-Projekt Valköln” between the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Language Learning Centre of Technische Hochschule Köln. The pilot experience took place in the academic year 2014/15 with Spanish-speaking undergraduates learning German at A1 level and German-speaking undergraduates learning Spanish at B1 level. The aim of the project was to improve the communicative skills of the foreign language (oral and written comprehension and expression) by means of interaction working in online tandem. In this way, active and cooperative online learning can be enhanced, providing authentic communicative situations in both target languages: German and Spanish. Written expression and comprehension were developed using a wiki and for the oral expression and comprehension Skype and videocasts were incorporated. Finally, Adobe Connect was used to allow both groups to meet in an online session. The results obtained indicate a positive perception on the part of the students and reveal aspects to be improved, highlighting the importance of including the project in the course for the academic year 2015/16.