TANDEM AS A MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING Cover Image

LE TANDEM EN TANT QUE STRATEGIE MOTIVATIONNELLE DANS L’APPRENTISSAGE DES LANGUES
TANDEM AS A MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Author(s): Aurora Manuela Băgiag, Alexandra Stanciu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: integrative motivation; motivational strategy; language learning in tandem; native speaker; intercultural communication.

Summary/Abstract: Tandem as a Motivational Strategy in foreign Language Learning. The following article is based on the analysis of the accounts given by a group of students Francophone and Romanian students who have participated in the Tandem project implemented at the Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj in collaboration with the Babes-Bolyai University, in 2013 and 2014. The students’ answers showthat the intercultural exchange with a native speaker facilitated a clearer point of view on the respective country and culture. It led to bonding and to an increased motivation in second language learning. The authors’ conclusion is that tandem learning, seen as complementary to the traditional language class, is an innovative and efficient motivational strategy.

  • Issue Year: 60/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 123-138
  • Page Count: 16