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Title:
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PEER-EVALUATION IN MULTI-CULTURAL CONTEXT: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROJECT |
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Author(s):
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E.zaitseva , F.bell , J.whatley , J.shaylor |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-7-9 |
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Editors:
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Kinshuk, Demetrios Sampson and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Collaborative project, intercultural interaction, communication behavior, foreign language skills. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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122 |
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Last Page:
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130 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper presents the results of an online collaborative activity from an on-going project, Collaboration Across Borders1. Intercultural aspects of the work have arisen from the original conception of peer-evaluation of multimedia presentations between five educational institutions from UK, Spain, Netherlands, Germany and Australia. Analysis of discussions transcripts highlighted some intercultural differences in students collaborative behaviour and language performance, emotional level of postings and attitude to the projects they evaluated. The results of post-collaborative questionnaire were used to investigate students attitude to the intercultural collaborative experience, as well as to understand problems and difficulties they experienced during the collaboration. Some conclusions are drawn relating to the benefits and drawbacks of international collaborative projects, followed by suggestions for improvements of such activities. |
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