Developing a Reflective Practitioner through Telecollaboration in Language Teacher Preservice Education - A Bottom-up Perspective
Developing a Reflective Practitioner through Telecollaboration in Language Teacher Preservice Education - A Bottom-up Perspective

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of a telecollaborative project between BA students of the University of Warsaw and studentsof the University of Valladolid within the framework of the European Erasmus+ EVALUATE project. The aim of that project is tojustify the effectiveness of telecollaborative activities for professional development of future language teachers. The experienceconfirms that initial intercultural competence is essential for undertaking such a project. It also validates the need for blendingprofessional preparation of language teachers so that they realize that the teaching methods and pedagogical approaches whichare introduced in their pre-service courses are very similar or even the same irrespectively where they get their qualifications.Such blended learning activities are complementary to national teacher training programs and to Erasmus+ students exchangeprojects.

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