Technology College & University Education Research-Oriented Short Presentation
Virtual Exchanges: Teaching and Learning From the Expert Peer
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.
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Working from a sociocultural perspective on additional language learning, my interests include: concept-based language instruction (C-BLI), cognitive linguistics, collaborative dialogue, private speech and internalization. I am currently investigating approaches to incorporating C-BLI into various educational contexts and the role of technology in C-BLI.
