Examining EFL students’ pluricultural and plurilingual development during intercultural virtual exchanges between Colombia and Germany

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18844/gjflt.v11i1.5148

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Alice Gruber
University of Applied Sciences Heilbronn, E-learning and German as a Foreign Language/ELF, Heilbronn, Germany
Angela C Bailey
University of the North (Colombia)| Uninorte, Language Institute, Department of Foreign Languages, Barranquilla, Colombia

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This study examines the perception of English as a foreign language intermediate students’ plurilingual and pluricultural competence. Students from Colombia and Germany took part in online interactions and mediation through a virtual exchange, which is a means for inter-and intracultural development, language proficiency and personal growth and transformation. During their online live meetings, the students discussed cultural topics and worked on an artefact together.The results of pre-and post-project questionnaires, as well as surveys, demonstrated shifts in the establishment of cultural knowledge, adaptation to novel social co-participation situations and recognition of the need for cultural awareness. The study discusses pedagogical implications for both the classroom and the implementation of virtual exchange projects.


Keywords: English language teaching (ELT), intercultural learning, plurilingual and pluricultural competence (PPC), virtual exchange

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Gruber, A., & Bailey, A. C. (2021). Examining EFL students’ pluricultural and plurilingual development during intercultural virtual exchanges between Colombia and Germany. Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 11(1), 14–29. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjflt.v11i1.5148
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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021): February
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