Levi Durbidge
University of the Sunshine Coast
About
Levi is a Lecturer in World Languages at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He has been involved in language education across the secondary and tertiary sectors for more than 18 years in both Australia and Japan. His PhD thesis won the 2021 Michael Clyne Prize for the best thesis in immigrant bilingualism and language contact, awarded jointly by the Australian Linguistic Society and the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia. Levi’s research explores the intersections between academic mobility, language learning and technology use.Sessions
Learner Development Investigating the Impact of a Teletandem Online Language Exchange more
Sun, Nov 14, 14:45-15:10 Asia/Tokyo
Teletandem is an online language exchange, where two students learning each other’s languages are paired to practise their languages and support each other’s learning online. The researchers administered a survey and several interviews to investigate the experiences of teletandem participants from a Japanese and an Australian university, specifically focussing on the programme’s impact on students’ motivation to learn, their autonomous learning skills, and their identities as language learners and users.
