The impact of digitalization on communicative competence in foreign languages in Higher Education
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https://doi.org/10.17398/1695-288X.20.1.71Keywords:
Digitization, Higher Education, Communication Skills, Interaction, Foreign LanguagesAbstract
Communicative competence, both in the mother tongue and in foreign languages, is one of the eight key competences for lifelong learning. The aim of this research is to describe the methodological changes faced by the teacher since the CoVid-19 health crisis; to analyze the way in which the increasing need for digitalization influences the acquisition of communicative competences in foreign languages; and to explore the competences needed by the language teacher for the online teaching. The methodology is of a qualitative and ethnographic type on the teaching experiences of foreign languages in the online environment. The results are obtained from the study and analysis of diaries and interviews with 14 foreign language teachers about their experiences in this context and 137 students. It shows the difficulty of understanding and exercising non-verbal communication, of developing interaction in the classroom which affects the teaching-learning process of foreign languages. The results are similar to studies carried out in Spanish and German universities. It is concluded that there is a lack of digital competence training for teachers and that universities should include it in their curricula. A mixed training model is suggested, alternating face-to-face and virtual teaching.
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