Young Learners: Communication and Digital Tools
Publication details
| Year: | 2015 |
| DOI: | 10.4018/978-1-4666-6603-0.ch002 |
| Issued: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Start Page: | 19 |
| End Page: | 37 |
| Editors: | Hansson T. |
| Authors: | Andersson F.; Sundh S. |
| Type: | Book chapter |
| Book title: | Contemporary Approaches to Activity Theory: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Behavior |
| Journal: | Contemporary Approaches to Activity Theory,Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology |
| Publisher: | IGI Global |
| Place: | Hershey, PA, USA |
| Topics: | Internet usage, practices and engagement; Other |
| Sample: | "Swedish and Russian 12-year-old learners", |
| Implications For Parents About: | Parenting guidance / support ; Other |
| Other Parent Implication: | ICT as a mediating tool and a motive for collaboration |
| Implications For Educators About: | Other |
Abstract
This chapter describes a project aiming at investigating Swedish and Russian 12-year-old learners' use of ICT. They communicate in English on three shared blogs. Their exchanges and contributions are analyzed with a focus on mediating tools, modes of communication, and motives for collaboration. Ongoing activities are studied through classroom observations, interviews, and a research circle. Results show that ICT plays a vital role as a mediating tool and a motive for collaboration. Results indicate that Russian and Swedish learners manage to interact in authentic communication in English with the help of digital tools. Opportunities toexplore a variety of digitaltoolsresultedinnewforms of representation. International collaboration through ICT indicates that conflicting issues and developmental opportunities may challenge the current education system.
Outcome
"Results show that ICT plays a vital role as a mediating tool and a motive for collaboration. Results indicate that Russian and Swedish learners manage to interact in authentic communication in English with the help of digital tools. Opportunities to explore a variety of digital tools resulted in new forms of representation." (Authors, in Abstract)