This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
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SpEakWise
SpEakWise combines new technologies (WebCT, Moodle, Survey Monkey, Video-conferencing) with more traditional approaches to teaching and learning. The aim is to raise cultural awareness and pragmatic linguistic competence. Third-level students develop their intercultural communication skills through the target language in partnership with students following the same course in another European university. Participants are final-year students of Business Studies and German. SpEakWise enables students to explore and test intercultural communication and to engage in problem-solving and decision-making in German. Activities include non-participant observation, critical incident analysis, discourse completion tests, reflective journal writing and video-conference negotiation.
Consistency with the European policies in the field of language learning
