Identity, Multilingualism and CALL - Responding to New Global Realities - Liudmila Klimanova
Multilingual Identities and Intercultural Education during Telecollaboration: A Heritage Language Learner Case Study
Identity, Multilingualism and CALL - Responding to New Global Realities - Liudmila Klimanova
Carly M. Lesoski [+]
Wayne State University
Carly M. Lesoski is an e-Learning Specialist at Wayne State University. She has successfully defended her dissertation in German Studies on the topic of identity and capital during telecollaboration.
Description
his case study presents data from a heritage language learner’s telecollaboration interactions in an upper-level German language course, highlighting the participant’s identities as a multilingual speaker of German, English, and Spanish. Increased understanding of language learner identities enables the development of strategies to mitigate impeding factors in intercultural and multilingual education.