Come si fa? Can virtual worlds help us promote Intercultural Awareness?

Nocchi, Susanna ^[1]
1. [1] Dublin Institute of Technology
  
  Dublin Institute of Technology
  
  Irlanda
Localización: The EuroCALL Review, ISSN-e 1695-2618, Vol. 20, Nº. 1, 2012, págs. 132-136
Idioma: inglés
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- 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.