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The Development of Identity and Intercultural Communicative Competence in NNS-NNS Online Interaction
Högskolan Dalarna, Akademin Humaniora och medier, Japanska. (ISTUD (IKSS))ORCID-id: 0000-0003-1281-6966
2019 (Engelska)Konferensbidrag, Muntlig presentation med publicerat abstract (Refereegranskat)
Abstract [en]

As demonstrated in recent studies of Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), authentic intercultural contexts can be created by using online exchanges to enhance students’ foreign language learning and identity. While research on telecollaboration and identity has mainly focused on NS-NNS interactions, this study examines NNS-NNS telecollaborative interactions.

The study examines two sets of NNSs with different L1 backgrounds, namely NNSs of Japanese from universities in the US and Sweden. The project combines telecollaborative activities consisting of both asynchronous written (blogs) and synchronous verbal (online discussions).

The Intercultural Dialogue (ID) model (Houghton, 2012) was used to evaluate the outcome. The model consists of five stages: 1) Analysis of Self; 2) Analysis of Other; 3) Critical analysis of value similarities (or differences) between Self and Other; 4) Critical evaluation of the values of Self and Other relative to a standard; and 5) Identity development.

Results indicate that through their written and oral discussions, the students’ choice of words constructed images of the person they are or wished to be perceived as while building an understanding of their own identities. This shows that language use does not necessarily reflect who one is but is used to contribute to the construction of one’s identities. We also observed that there exists a stage prior to the first stage in the ID-model, namely a “no-awareness” stage. Furthermore, our findings indicate that Stage 1 “Awareness of Self” occurs as two sub-stages: 1-a) Awareness of single identity; and 1-b) Awareness of having multiple identities. Our data also suggest that at one point, several students were offering different critical evaluations of Self and Other as a result of their own and the Japanese cultural standard not fitting the standard identity development model, suggesting that the multicultural nature of NNS-NNS interactions involving different L1 backgrounds can accelerate identity development.

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2019.
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Identity, intercultural competence, telecollaboration
Nationell ämneskategori
Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik
Forskningsämne
Forskningsprofiler 2009-2020, Interkulturella studier
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-30056OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-30056DiVA, id: diva2:1316585
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AAAL 2019 (American Association for Applied Linguistics) Atlanta, Georgia March 9 -12, 2019.
Tillgänglig från: 2019-05-20 Skapad: 2019-05-20 Senast uppdaterad: 2023-05-15Bibliografiskt granskad

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