Using Facebook for cross-cultural collaboration: the experience of students from Taiwan

作者: Chun-Min Wang

DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2012.662625

关键词: Intercultural communicationPedagogyComputer-mediated communicationCyberpsychologyMedical educationFriendshipPsychologyWeb 2.0PerceptionAffect (psychology)Instructional design

摘要: The purpose of this study is to investigate the use Facebook among college students in a cross-cultural collaboration project between Taiwan and United States, focuses specifically on Taiwanese students’ perceptions. Questions explored are: (1) Is feasible platform for collaboration? (2) How does experience return affect social life Facebook? (3) What promotes successful examined reflection essays, conducted survey two months after evaluate impact. results indicate that educational purposes, can be improved by integrating other Web 2.0 applications. However, it requires individual efforts maintain friendship ended. In conclusion, platform, but create collaboration, instructors also need take learning motivation inst...

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