{"id":1810,"date":"2012-05-11T11:01:40","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T09:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unicollaboration.org\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/languagetwin"},"modified":"2019-11-11T10:55:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T09:55:18","slug":"languagetwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unicollaboration.org\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/languagetwin\/","title":{"rendered":"Languagetwin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[raw]<\/p>\n<div class=\"tab\"><button class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'project')\" id=\"defaultOpen\">Project Details<\/button><button class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'design')\">Design<\/button><button class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'evaluation')\">Evaluation<\/button><\/div>\n<p>[\/raw]<a href=\"https:\/\/unicollaboration.webhosting.rug.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/case_study.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2768 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/unicollaboration.webhosting.rug.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/case_study-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unicollaboration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/case_study-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unicollaboration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/case_study-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unicollaboration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/case_study-360x241.jpg 360w, https:\/\/unicollaboration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/case_study.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"project\" class=\"tabcontent\">\n<p>LanguageTwin is an educational video chat platform that allows foreign language students to converse one-on-one with native speakers who are also learning a foreign language, while providing educators a framework for structuring conversations and assessing the performance and progress of their students.<\/p>\n<h4>Main Focus:<\/h4>\n<p>Language Learning<\/p>\n<h4>Exchange institution(s):<\/h4>\n<p>University of Le\u00f3n<\/p>\n<h4>Project website:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.languagetwin.com\/signup\">Language Twin<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Language Configurations:<\/h4>\n<p>Bilingual<\/p>\n<h4>Language(s) used:<\/h4>\n<h4>Dominant form of language production:<\/h4>\n<p>Speaking\/listening synchronous<\/p>\n<h4>Target Competences:<\/h4>\n<p>Language Comptence<\/p>\n<h4>Replicability:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"design\" class=\"tabcontent\">\n<h4>How long did the project last?<\/h4>\n<p>No set duration<\/p>\n<h4>How was the project organized?<\/h4>\n<h4>Tasks:<\/h4>\n<h4>Task types:<\/h4>\n<p>Students chat online together using the videochat tool available in the language twin platform. They take turns to have chat sessions in each of the students&#8217; foreign languages.<\/p>\n<h4>How were the students assessed?<\/h4>\n<p>Teachers can log on to the site and listen to recordings of their students&#8217; conversations. 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