Abstract

To support the University’s desire to cultivate global citizenship, develop students’ intercultural communicative competence in English and reflective learning, this project centres on the enhancement of two alternative communication-intensive ELTU (English Language Teaching Unit) courses, Intercultural Communication through English and English through Performing Arts through a series of student-centered learning activities in a digital and multimedia format.

Approach

This project expands from the existing Digital Human Libraries, and provides a series of student-generated and student-community collaborative multimodal texts through:

1. Introducing and developing intercultural global citizenship project in the Intercultural Communication through English course;
2. Revamping the English through Performing Arts course by developing a new module on creative arts e.g., foreign language films through intercultural learning;
3. Utilizing the pre-recorded, student-generated videos to facilitate real-time discussions on Zoom and/or other online platforms;
4. Holding live, interactive workshops to encourage intercultural dialogue between students and invited speakers on Zoom; and
5. Reviewing systematically the learning tasks and materials in the two courses mentioned.

Outcomes

1. To have (online) learning materials/practices that facilitate language learning and reflection, cultivation of global citizenship and intercultural sensitivity, and collaborative online learning in Intercultural Communication through English;
2. To have Learning materials/practices that facilitate the cultivation of global citizenship and mastering of the English language through reflective speech and/or writing and informative speech and/or writing in English through Performing Arts;
3. To have concrete suggestions for the implementation of similar initiatives provided for blended learning in ELTU courses.