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Description
Stories can be valuable tools for second language development and cultural exploration, especially when shared with language learners from different cultural backgrounds. This presentation introduces a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) exchange between Japanese and Romanian EFL learners, wherein students examined traditional folktales from the two cultures. At the end of the project, students reported a deepening understanding not only of their peers’ culture, but also of their own.
Summary
Stories can be valuable tools for second language development and cultural exploration, especially when shared with language learners from different cultural backgrounds. This presentation introduces a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) exchange between Japanese and Romanian EFL learners, wherein students examined traditional folktales from the two cultures. At the end of the project, students reported a deepening understanding not only of their peers’ culture, but also of their own.
| Teaching Context | College and university education |
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