ERIC Number: ED565038
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Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 13
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TANGO, an International Collaborative Bilingual E-Learning Project
Álvarez-Mayo, Carmen
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TANGO (Álvarez-Mayo, 2013) uses the cultural aspects of foreign languages to promote oral interaction, enabling students to become self-regulated learners. Through TANGO, foreign language students learn about the cultural intricacies of the Target Language (TL) and use the TL to practise and further develop their oral skills with a partner who is a native speaker. Students openly discuss their views and reflect on their learning progress and any issues they may encounter while practising all language skills: listening, reading, writing and oral interaction. TANGO is an e-learning programme that promotes self-regulated learning as well as critical thinking and as such it will play a key role in making foreign language students better equipped learners, enabling them to develop invaluable continual development skills for their academic and professional careers. [For the complete volume, "Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University: Enhancing Participation and Collaboration," see ED565011.]
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Cultural Influences, Second Language Learning, Language Skills, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cooperative Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Critical Thinking, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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