This document discusses integrating telecollaborative networks into foreign language higher education. It describes the INTENT project which aims to develop tools and models for online international exchange and partner networks to facilitate collaborative learning in multiple languages. It also describes an eportfolio designed to help students track their development of skills for effective online intercultural communication, divided into domains of online language competences, social competences, technical competences, and cross-cultural competences. These domains are further divided into micro-level knowledge, skills, and attitudes to facilitate assessing competences for online intercultural exchange.

1. Integrating Telecollaborative Networks into Foreign Language Higher Education:
Mobile Multilingualism
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“Telecollaboratively Effective Person” INTENT project: develop a set of tools &
(TEP): ability to cope personally and models for online international exchange (OIE)
professionally with the conditions and and partner networks to facilitate online
challenges of working and ‘living’ with others
online. Goes beyond language use and collaborative learning in multiple languages.
includes critical intercultural semiotic
awareness and e-literacies.
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Eportfolio for Telecollaborative Language Learning
Designed to help individuals keep track of their development as they become more adept at online exchanges.
Effective engagement: social
interactions rely on context-
specific knowledge and abilities that
participants deploy to co-construct
meanings together through a
mutual coordination of their actions
The descriptors are divided into
4 main domains:
Online Language Competences;
Social Competences; Technical
Competences and Cross-
Cultural Competences.
These domains are
subsequently divided into 3
‘macro’ KSAs (Knowledge,
Skills, Attitudes) which are
then divided into ‘micro’ KSAs.
The breakdown of the ‘macro’
KSAs are designed to
facilitate pinpointing specific
actions that can be taken for
development and assessment For more information: www.intent-project.eu/
of the online competences. Melindaann.dooly@uab.cat