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- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theoretical Framework
- Part II Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Government Programs
- Part III Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in University Programs
- 8 Authentic Resources and Written Reflection as Contributors to Transformative Learning
- 9 The Community as Transformative Classroom
- 10 Cultural Transformation
- 11 Designing Learning Environments to Facilitate Transformative Language and Culture Learning in a US Language Flagship Program
- Part IV Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Immersion Programs
- Part V The Learner
- Part VI Faculty Development
- Part VII Assessment
- References
- Index
10 - Cultural Transformation
Virtual Communities, Autonomous Contact, and Intercultural Competence
from Part III - Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in University Programs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2021
- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theoretical Framework
- Part II Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Government Programs
- Part III Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in University Programs
- 8 Authentic Resources and Written Reflection as Contributors to Transformative Learning
- 9 The Community as Transformative Classroom
- 10 Cultural Transformation
- 11 Designing Learning Environments to Facilitate Transformative Language and Culture Learning in a US Language Flagship Program
- Part IV Transformative Language Learning and Teaching Applications in Immersion Programs
- Part V The Learner
- Part VI Faculty Development
- Part VII Assessment
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses the cultural transformation that world language learners can undergo when they engage with native speakers in virtual environments for autonomous interaction. Davidson (2010) outlines similar benefits for learners during variable-length study abroad programs; however, for many learners, access to study abroad is not feasible, practically or financially. Alternatives to study abroad experiences can be created using online resources and virtual communities of native speakers. Novice-level intensive courses and Advanced-level content courses in Russian provide instructional models. Portfolio and journal materials provide qualitative evidence of transformative experiences that learners undergo as they engage in mediating authentic artifacts and become increasingly culturally proficient.
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- Transformative Language Learning and Teaching , pp. 89 - 97Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021