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Videoconferencing in intercultural communication teaching
Synchronous and Video-oriented communication
Christophe BouyssiLeibniz Universität Hannover
CALL, Antwerpen 2008
Cross-cultural (communication) competence
(in the French-German exchange view & research)
• Cross-cultural communication in FLE means
cross-cultural exchange
a group meets another group
• It is necessary to prepare an exchange,
to include it in the curricula,
to evaluate it
to include it in the formation of foreign language teachers.
ICT
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Exchange
The use of room-based videoconferencing
The number of sessions (4) every two weeks
The sessions take place only in one language because one group
attends a cross-cultural communication course in his language
A invidual-oriented and socio-constructivism methodology
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Short, Williams, Christie (1976) Social Psychology of Telecommunications
Even a full-colour life-size three-dimensional motion-picture transmission of
the complete body of the distant person by some futuristic television system,
although a complete replication of the face-to-face situation in its
reproduction of non-verbal and verbal cues, would not, according to the
Social Presence approach, be exactly the same as face-to-face contact as
long as the interactors were aware that they were separated. (p. 158-9)
The effectiveness of a teleconference as compared with a face-to-face
meeting seems to depend upon how ‘visual’ the meeting is. (p. 152)
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Exchange in the ICT environment
Computer-, Internet-, Web-based
Communication
instead of
Computer-adapted
communication
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Cultura
• Goals of Cultura (…) One approach that seemed to us full of promise is to start with
the idea of cultural comparisons. As is well-known, comparing and contrasting similar documents from two cultures - through the simple process of juxtaposition - makes it possible to see differences and similarities that would not otherwise be visible. It allows users to start "seeing", for instance, the different values given to words, the negative or positive connotations, the various attitudes toward events or situations, etc. It constitutes the first step toward deciphering and understanding what these differences may reveal and signify.
(Teacher’s guide, II The core guide, Introduction; http://web.mit.edu/French/culturaNEH/guide/index.html)
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Methodology
Introduction to Cultura Approach and preliminary activities. (Barnga, …)
First part
(Step 1-3)
Questionnaires and discussions
“The sheer process of juxtaposition allows students to immediately "see" similarities and differences between the materials.”
Second part
(step 4 & 5)
“Students are then encouraged to broaden their scope of inquiry“
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Methodology: AdaptationOriginal Cultura
Internet-based
Cultura with visioconferencing
(every 2 weeks)
Introduction
Approach and preliminary activities. (Barnga, …)
VC 1 : tower out of sugar cubes
Visuel-oriented
First part
Questionnaires and discussions
Forum
Asynchronous
VC 2 : Questionnaires, discussions
Distance
Oral
Synchronous
Second part scope of inquiry
VC 3 and 4 : Simulation (Visuel-oriented)
Reflexion
Evaluation
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Course WiSe
Dates Contenus
18.10 Préparation / Questionnaires Cultura
25.10 VC 1 : Tour de sucre
01.11 Evaluation de VC 1 ; Préparation de VC 2
08.11 VC 2 : Interaction autour des questionnaires
15.11 Evaluation de VC 2 ; Préparation de VC 3
22.11 VC 3 : Jeu de rôle
29.11 Evaluation de VC 3 ; Préparation de VC 4
06.11 VC 4 : Evaluation
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Observation sheet
Visioconférence n°__ - Thème : __________
Grille d‘analyse/observation
1. Comportement individuel
2. Comportement du groupe
3. Interactions verbales
4. Interactions non-verbales
5. Étapes de l‘activité
6. Résultat final
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Skills
1. Stereotypes, Prejudices, Tensions
2. Language acquisition, Interactions
3. Cross-cultural communication
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1. Stereotypes, Prejudices, Tensions
• Utterances in the videoconferencing are shorter than in face-to face communication.
• Interactions are direct, open and frank.
• Good understanding?
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2. Language acquisition, Interactions
1. The group’s voice
2. Recast reformulation of the G1 question in L2
3. Negotiating the meaning of the G2 question in L1 and L2 as well as the answer
4. Interactions between G1 and G2 with L2 and silence.
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3. Cross-cultural communication
• Communication ethos:
How French people have a collective use of the French language
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Conclusion
• Students• Other collaborations• Deutsch-französiches Jugendwerk/ Office-franco-allemand pour la
jeunesse• Research project in Communication and Education Sciences
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