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Intercultural Competence in Synchronous Communication between Native and Non-Native Speakers of Spanish
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Fernández, Susana S.; Pozzo, María Isabel – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper discusses to what extent synchronous communication via Skype by Argentine university students of History and Danish university students of Spanish contributed to fostering intercultural competence in the two groups of participants. Intercultural gains are considered both as part of the planned tasks to be solved by the participants…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, History Instruction, Synchronous Communication
The Challenges of Collaborative Learning across the Border--Canada and the United States: Divergent Paths/Intertwined Futures
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Parham, Claire Puccia – History Teacher, 2014
For The past two years, Siena College and Loyola International College for Diversity and Sustainability (LCDS), formerly Loyola International College, have jointly taught a comparative Canadian/ U.S. history class. Concordia University, an English language university, has more than 46,000 students and offers 433 undergraduate and graduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, College Instruction, Higher Education
History behind Classroom Doors: Teaching the American Past.
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Cronon, William – History Teacher, 1986
Analyzes methods of teaching American social history and the merits of new (narrative) versus old (analytic) methodologies. Using college syllabi as models, the article concludes that historians must remain storytellers to be effective. (TRS)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Course Content