ABSTRACT
This paper aims to investigate practices in teacher education in the context of the Teletandem Brasil Project (Vassallo & Telles, 2006VASSALLO, M. L.; TELLES, J. A. 2006. Foreign language learning in-tandem: Theoretical principles and research perspectives. The ESPecialist (PUC-SP) , 27(1), pp. 83-118.). Through web conferencing tools, the project pairs up Brazilian university students learning foreign languages with foreign university students learning Portuguese. The partnerships are supported by mediation sessions conducted by professors and researchers of the Teletandem Project. In this paper, we present some theoretical concepts related to telecollaboration (Belz, 2003BELZ, A. J. 2003. Linguistic Perspectives on the Development of Intercultural Competence in Telecollaboration. Language Learning & Technology, 7(2), pp. 68-117.; O’Dowd, 2007O’DOWD, R. (Ed.). 2007. On-line intercultural exchange: A practical introduction for foreign language teachers. Multilingual Matters.; 2018______. 2018. From telecollaboration to virtual exchange: state-of-the-art and the role of UNICollaboration in moving forward. Journal of Virtual Exchange, 1, pp. 1-23. Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2018.jve.1
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), besides providing a detailed description and comparison of four editions of preparatory courses for teletandem mediators, organized by researchers of the project. The results of the analysis may provide alternatives for teacher education in a context of growing transcultural connections.
Keywords:
Teletandem; Mediation; Teacher education; Course design
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