TY - GEN
T1 - An Analysis of the Impact of Informal Digital Learning of Language on the Intercultural Communicative Competence of Chinese College Students
AU - YU, Baohua
AU - LIU, Jiana
N1 - This thesis is the achievement of a project of Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press “World Languages and Cultures”. Project name: Research on Experiential Learning in Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching: A Case Study of Sino-French Telecollaboration. Project number: WYZL2022GD0011.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - With the rapid advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the pervasive digitization in all aspects of contemporary society, an escalating number of language learners are acquiring various languages, particularly English, the global lingua franca, not only within formal educational institutions but also in informal settings, driven by a multitude of motivations. Regarding the informal acquisition of languages through digital means, limited attention has been given to the development of cultural competence and the implicit influence of accessing diverse cultures on learners' intercultural communicative competence (ICC). This paper aims to elucidate the concept of Informal Digital Language Learning (IDLL) based on Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE), and to present a quantitative study conducted through a survey administered among Chinese students studying English as a foreign language (EFL). The findings of this study seek to stimulate further in-depth exploration into the impact of IDLL on learners' ICC.
AB - With the rapid advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the pervasive digitization in all aspects of contemporary society, an escalating number of language learners are acquiring various languages, particularly English, the global lingua franca, not only within formal educational institutions but also in informal settings, driven by a multitude of motivations. Regarding the informal acquisition of languages through digital means, limited attention has been given to the development of cultural competence and the implicit influence of accessing diverse cultures on learners' intercultural communicative competence (ICC). This paper aims to elucidate the concept of Informal Digital Language Learning (IDLL) based on Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE), and to present a quantitative study conducted through a survey administered among Chinese students studying English as a foreign language (EFL). The findings of this study seek to stimulate further in-depth exploration into the impact of IDLL on learners' ICC.
KW - Informal Learning of Language
KW - Digital Learning
KW - Intercultural Communicative Competence
KW - Informal Digital Learning of English
U2 - 10.2991/978-94-6463-264-4_105
DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-264-4_105
M3 - Conference paper (refereed)
SN - 9789464632637
T3 - Atlantis Highlights in Computer Sciences
SP - 896
EP - 902
BT - Proceedings of the 2023 3rd International Conference on Education, Information Management and Service Science (EIMSS 2023)
A2 - GUAN, Guiyun
A2 - KAHL, Christian
A2 - MAJOUL, Bootheina
A2 - MISHRA, Deepanjali
PB - Atlantis Press
T2 - 2023 3rd International Conference on Education, Information Management and Service Science
Y2 - 21 July 2023 through 23 July 2023
ER -