SKYPE TANDEM PROJECT EVALUATION
NEXT YEAR INCLUDE AN N/A SECTION!!!
not hand written but file and print so anonymous!
I
strongly
agree/
very
often
I agree/
often
my motivation at the beginning of the project was…
very high
my motivation during the project was…
my motivation at the end of the project was…
Statement
Neutral
I
disagree
/ rarely
I
strongly
disagree
/ almost
never
high
medium
low
very low
very high
high
medium
low
very low
very high
high
medium
low
very low
General
Corrections and Language Feedback
My Skype Partner gave feedback about my language use.
I gave my Skype Partner feedback about his/her language use.
When I didn’t understand my partner, I asked for clarification.
Such clarification included:
Repeating
repeating in different words
describing, paraphrasing
switching languages
translating with a dictionary/google translate
writing down in the chat window
Language Benefits
I noticed new, so far unknown words/expressions during the
Skype conversations.
I later used words/expressions I had learned from my partner in
other situations.
I later used grammatical structures I had learned from my
partner in other situations.
The Skype Project has helped me improve my fluency in
German.
The Skype Project has helped me improve my listening
skills/auditory understanding in German.
The Skype Project has helped me improve my pronunciation.
The Skype Project has helped me improve my ability to react
spontaneously in German.
The Skype Project has helped me improve my grammatical
competences in German.
I have the feeling I now can talk in longer coherent sentences.
Due to the Skype Project I now feel more secure when talking
German.
The Skype Project is a good opportunity to improve speaking
abilities inside and outside of the classroom.
I believe I would have made this progress without the Skype
Project with the same intensity.
Statement
Intercultural Benefits
I now know more about Germany as a country than before the
Skype Project
I know more about German culture than before the Skype
Project.
The Skype Project has generated and fostered my interest in
Germany and German culture.
I have learned more about the lifestyle of young people in
Germany.
The Skype Project has improved my understanding of my own
culture.
The Skype Project is a good possibility to foster intercultural
understanding inside and outside of the classroom.
Through the Skype Project I have gained self-confidence in
interacting with people from a different country and language
background
I noticed cultural differences during the calls.
Every now and then I had difficulties adjusting to these
differences.
Whenever there were cultural differences, I asked my partner
why he/she thinks this way.
I was interested in how my partner sees canadian culture.
I was interested in how my partner sees German culture
Project-based Learning (Cityguide-Blog)
The Blog-project was integrated into the class in a sensible,
useful and appropriate way.
The cooperation via Skype was helpful and useful for the
completion of the Blog-Project.
In the future, I would prefer skypeing about topics without a
larger project in the background.
The aim of designing the blog was motivating for each of the
upcoming calls.
The group work for the blog-project was helpful and inspiring.
The conversations with my partner were inspiring and
helpful/necessary to achieve the goals of this project.
The time necessary to complete the Blog-project was
appropriate and manageable.
Support from the teacher throughout the blog project was
always given/available and appropriate.
The project design facilitated a deep engagement with the
language and good progress in language skills.
Apart from language abilities, I have also gained other
competencies/abilities through the blog-project
please specify:
I
strongly
agree/
very
often
I agree/
often
Neutral
I
disagree
/ rarely
I
strongly
disagree
/ almost
never
Skype Tandem Design:
calls in class versus at home
Designing the Skype Project with in-class calls is preferable over
privately organized calls at home
Designing the Skype Calls as part of one specific project is
preferable to calls at home about various topics.
In the future, the Skype calls should be continued within a larger
project like this one only
in the future, the project should be continued as calls from
home only
in the future, the project should be continued as a mix between
the two, with different phases
Making calls privately from home reduced my anxiety and I
enjoyed the privacy of it
during in-class calls, I felt less comfortable than during the calls
from home
The presence of the teacher during the in-class Skype calls was
helpful and increased my confidence as well as my learning
benefits
Further Comments:
Please provide further comments about the Skype Project.
What did you like about it?
What did you not like so much / What could be improved?
Please comment on which major benefits you took from this project (e.g. regarding development of language competences,
intercultural competences, personal development,…)
Kommentiert, welchen Nutzen ihr hauptsächlich aus diesem Projekt ziehen konntet (z.B. in Bezug auf die Entwicklung sprachliche
Fertigkeiten)