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Publication Date: 2015
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The Rio-Warsaw Connection: Encouraging Interculturalism among Students
Dart, Hugo
English Teaching Forum, v53 n3 p22-29 2015
In this article Brazilian teacher, Hugo Dart, describes how he partnered with Polish teacher, Karolina Isio-Kurpinska, to set up an online community where students from different places could interact and make discoveries about each other's culture while practicing their English. The article discusses the ten-week project that was developed for students from Brazil and Poland and offers an evaluation of the results along with suggestions to make online intercultural projects a productive way to improve the teaching and learning of English.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Program Descriptions, Computer Mediated Communication, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Social Media
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://www.forum.state.gov
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil; Poland
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