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Enhancing Language Skills through Tandem Learning: A Pilot Project Overview

This project overview presents a pedagogical initiative focused on third language learning via Tandem-Skype sessions. Over three years, it involved 300 tandems and extensive data collection, including audio recordings and questionnaires, across five EU partners and two associate partners from China. The study evaluates the effectiveness of language sessions in Spanish and German, emphasizing intercultural experiences, task design, and employability outcomes. Key insights reveal the importance of student engagement and feedback in optimizing learning experiences and the evolving role of educators.

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Enhancing Language Skills through Tandem Learning: A Pilot Project Overview

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  1. Source: European Commission 2012

  2. Do you know that?

  3. Third Language Learning TAndem-SKype

  4. Objectives Evaluate Create Understand World of Work Optimise

  5. Project overview 3 languages3 years 300 tandems audiorecordings questionnaires learninglogs 5 projectpartners (EU) 2 associatepartners (China) pedagogicalconcept handbook corpusstudy employabilitystudy

  6. The partnership

  7. Pilot project 4 sessions / semester Spanish-German 78 tandems 2 semesters ~ 300 recordings

  8. Experiences

  9. The beginning

  10. The sessions Languages Tasks Talking vs. Reading Time Feedback

  11. Whattheylikedmost Tutor role Possibility tospeak Interculturalexperience

  12. Pedagogicalconsiderations

  13. Re-thinkingtheteacher‘srole

  14. Task design Media & material Personal dimension Interest • „What makes students like and be willing to participate in a task?“ Appel/Gilabert (2002) Involvement Topic expertise Outcomes

  15. Evaluation Process oriented Task oriented • „[…] die aus Lernaufgaben resultierende Sprachproduktion [wird] hinsichtlich des Erreichens des kommunikativen Aufgabenziels evaluiert […] (vs. ihrer Zielsprachen-konformität).“ Eckerth (2003)

  16. Tobeconsidered…

  17. Yasmin El-Hariri, University of Vienna yasmin.el-hariri@univie.ac.at

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