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Implementing Linguistic Landscape investigations with M-learning for Intercultural Competence Development

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  • Jacek Tadeusz Waliński

    (Institute of English Studies, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland)

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Portable multimedia devices shape the intensity of intercultural contacts not only through content consumption but also through content creation. Enabling learners to participate in content exchange via the Web 2.0 paradigm (audiences as both media consumers and media creators) can be employed to create new forms of acquiring knowledge. This study demonstrates an application of m-learning in a situated in-the-field examination of cultural diversity with the Linguistic Landscape approach. The application is shown from the pedagogical perspective of authentic, informal learning activities conducted in the framework of connectivism. The examination of cultural diversity is conducted in the context of a local environment, i.e. a location familiar to learners. This paper presents a scenario of m-learning activities intended to demonstrate that cultural awareness is often biased by subjective perspectives and stereotypes. Autonomous discovery of this phenomenon results in elevation of learners' openness toward other cultures, which contributes to intercultural competence development.

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  • Jacek Tadeusz Waliński, 2014. "Implementing Linguistic Landscape investigations with M-learning for Intercultural Competence Development," International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), IGI Global, vol. 6(2), pages 15-25, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:igg:jmbl00:v:6:y:2014:i:2:p:15-25
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