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AELFE-TAPP 2021 : 19th International Conference of AELFE / 2n TAPP Conference, Vilanova i la Geltrú, July 7-9, 2021 [42]
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of AELFE / 2n TAPP Conference
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Translation in virtual collaborative student networks [Keynote contributions]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessWhich role does a translation project play in a student virtual exchange network? The answer to this question describes the various functions that translation exercises may perform in different types of virtual TAPP ... -
Researching Erasmus+ virtual exchange: opportunities and challenges [Keynote contributions]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThis short paper begins with a brief overview of the expansion of the field of virtual exchange. It then focuses on a recent European policy experiment which sought to expand the scope of the well known Erasmus+ mobility ... -
English-medium instruction in (neoliberalised) higher education: questioning some assumptions [Keynote contributions]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThe global spread of English, which began some time ago, has in recent years come to be fused with the neoliberalisation of higher education (HE) and the introduction and implementation of internationalisation policies in ... -
A new path for TAPP: reflecting on communication strategies used in ELF interactions between native and non-native speakers of English [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessWhen virtual exchange projects pair up L1 English speakers and ELF speakers, the first can be implicitly positioned as language experts, the second as learners. But ELF speakers are often more experienced in negotiating ... -
Widening language and pedagogical perspectives through virtual exchange [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessAcademic virtual exchanges provide opportunities to meet with increasing demands on higher education establishments to internationalize (O’Dowd, 2016; Helm, 2016). The present study considers an example of internationalization ... -
“Scaffolding” revisited: how TAPP collaborations support learners and instructors from different disciplines and backgrounds [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessIn social-constructivist approaches to learning, scaffolding is “the support offered by the teacher to assist learners in the collaborative construction of their mental models” (Kiraly 2000: 45). It is not “pre-determined ... -
From L2 communication awareness to L1 text production: assessing students’ acquisition of pragmatic competence in translating texts on the GMO debate [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper investigates the ways in which argumentation is dealt with in English and Italian by comparing and contrasting a comparable/parallel corpus of texts on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Pragmatic discourse ... -
Language and technology skills development in cross-cultural virtual teams [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThe focus of the paper is the identification of cultural and linguistic aspects that affect the dynamics of online cross-cultural and cross-linguistic professional communication. The researched groups are TAPP-linked ... -
Fostering mutual understanding and collaboration between future health writers and medical translators: a US-Spain TAPP project [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessAs the Trans-Atlantic and Pacific Project (TAPP) celebrates its twentieth anniversary, it is helpful to reflect on what its members have accomplished and where future TAPP partnerships might lead. Many of the earliest TAPP ... -
A virtual exchange between university students of Tourism and Business: connecting languages and cultures through a sustainable tourism project [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper examines a Virtual Exchange (VE) amongst 42 participants which took place with University of Limerick business students and Universidad of León tourism students. The primary aims of the VE were the development ... -
The telecollaborative foreign language anxiety scale: detecting students' affective barriers in virtual exchanges [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessGlobalisation and mobility have created new cultural, social and working scenarios which demand wider academic and professional skills. Taking advantage of the synergy of technology and pedagogy, Virtual Exchanges (VEs) ... -
Redesigning TAPP for developing critical understanding for managing global virtual teams [TAPP-Virtual exchange]
(2021-07)
Conference report
Open AccessTranslators and technical communicators increasingly perform their work as part of global virtual teams (GVTs). To prepare students for developing critical understanding for such work, instructors can assign readings, ...
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