Technology Virtual Exchanges: Teaching and Learning From the Expert Peer more

Sun, Nov 14, 19:20-19:45 Asia/Tokyo

With the recent dramatic rise in online exchanges, it is now possible for students to get help from expert peers overseas; however, little is known about the processes of expert peer collaboration. Drawing on a sociocultural view of learning, this study investigates the experiences of Japanese learners of English when participating in a seven-week virtual exchange with American learners of Japanese through the lens of activity theory.