Open AccessCome si fa? Can virtual worlds help us promote Intercultural Awareness?
Author(s) -
Susanocchi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eurocall newsletter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1695-2618
DOI - 10.4995/eurocall.2012.16206
Subject(s) - intercultural competence , metaverse , intercultural communication , competence (human resources) , cultural competence , pedagogy , foreign language , psychology , intercultural relations , virtual world , computer science , virtual reality , human–computer interaction , social psychology
This paper describes the author’s experience with a pilot course of Italian in SL®2 . The course is part of a PhD research on Exploring the potential of virtual worlds to promote Intercultural Awareness in students learning Italian as a Foreign Language. In the paper the author will justify her choice of virtual worlds for the development of language competence and Intercultural Awareness and will present some results of her activity theoretical analysis of the data. Problematic areas and potential moments for the development of Intercultural Awareness were highlighted during the analysis.