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Michael BARR
Department Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages , Department of English Studies for Careers Position Associate Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2021/03 |
| Type | Academic Paper |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Tandem Up for 21st Century Language Competencies |
| Contribution Type | Multiple author(s) |
| Journal | Journal of Shu-Te University |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Publisher | Shu-Te University |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 23(1),pp.145-158 |
| Author and coauthor | Liao, Y.H., McClung, R., Barr, M. |
| Details | The purpose of the most recent project between two universities in Taiwan and Japan has been to explicitly take the idea of an international "tandem learning" framework in a new direction. Rather than attempting to conduct a language exchange, we have made it our goal to engage two cohorts of students from different cultures and educational institutions to discuss and develop issue- based writing while both groups use their second language, the lingua franca of English. This tandem learning project can be viewed as not only a technique for improving language skills, but more importantly as a means of providing an authentic social interaction and multicultural communication experience between students of different backgrounds. |