tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036744428080460789.post5546591831051552157..comments2022-12-10T05:13:31.944-05:00Comments on Wen's Language World: ePals -- Global Community Where Learners ConnectWENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12642560227424427949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036744428080460789.post-27070318729463416972012-11-19T12:00:04.357-05:002012-11-19T12:00:04.357-05:00Thank you, Dr. Burgos! It would be very exciting f...Thank you, Dr. Burgos! It would be very exciting for students to think they could get the opportunity to use a second language to interact with the real people from the target culture, which indeed a motivating factor. Epals also grant students chances to cooperate with native speakers with similar minds from the relevant age group, hence enabling them to gain linguistic and cultural knowledge to a large extent.WENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642560227424427949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036744428080460789.post-51990352690584520312012-11-19T09:21:16.194-05:002012-11-19T09:21:16.194-05:00I like your integration of other web tools into an...I like your integration of other web tools into an exchange between students in different cultures. Having them create a Prezi or Googledocs presentation on the results of their own research sounds especially interesting since they could get feedback from the students of the other culture. Knowing that you will have an "authentic" audience often motivates students to put more effort into their work.Maryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499263700257817331noreply@blogger.com