Why are VE important?

What are VE? Is the following definition accurate?

" It is understood as an intercultural online exchange that takes place among a group of learners from different cultural and national backgrounds as part of their educational programmes"

• YES

• NO

What are the differences between a lingua franca and a tandem in VE?

• In a Lingua franca VE, the students interacting will not be native and in a Tandem they will be

• In a Lingua franca VE, the students interacting will be native and in a Tandem they will not be

• Lingua franca exchanges and tandem are the same

Which of the following benefits can be obtained from a VE?

• Enhancement of the students’ language skills

• Development of their intercultural communicative competence

• The use of very different tools such as Virtual Worlds

• Less stressed and more student centered

• Gives all students the same possibilities

1. Could you put the previous benefits in order according to their importance?

A.  Enhancement of the students’ language skills

B. Development of their intercultural communicative competence

C. The use of very different tools such as Virtual Worlds

D. Less stressed and more student centered

E. Gives all students the same possibilities

How do they help to the intercultural competence?

• VE help students to learn about other realities

• VE help students to reflect about their own cultures

• VE help students not only to learn about other cultures but also to explore more theirs

  What does it mean, that virtual exchanges democratize the classes?

• All students are able to give their opinions

• All students can have access to the activities no matter their socio-economic level

• All students can decide if they want to do the tasks