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http://dx.doi.org/10.9728/dcs.2015.16.5.681

Reflection on the International Distance Learning between Korean and Japanese University Students  

Chang, Bok-Myung (Department of English Language and Cultural Studies, Namseoul University)
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Journal of Digital Contents Society / v.16, no.5, 2015 , pp. 681-689 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to survey the effectiveness of the international distance learning between Korean and Japanese university students. This research is based on NWCCDL (Namseoul-Waseda Cross-Cultural Distance Learning) project in the spring semester, 2015. This project is the cross-cultural distance learning project between N University in Korea and W University in Japan, and the most important thing of this project is that this project is manipulated through the utilization of ICT. This research consists with two parts: the first is to introduce the NWCCDL project; the participants' information, and the contents and procedure of the on-line chatting program, and BBS(Bulletin Board System) activities. The second is to review on the students' satisfaction for the project and the utilization of ICT in English language education context. The analytic results of the questionnaire includes the students' satisfaction on this project and their reflection on the effectiveness of using ICT in English language classroom of Korea. The results prove that the most of the students are satisfied with the NWCCDL Project in the spring semester, 2015 and the most of the students agree with the fact that the utilization of ICT is very effective in English language education of Korea.
Keywords
Intercultural Communication; Distance Learning; English Language Education; Online chat ting; BBS; face-to-face interaction; Motivation;
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