What is Tandem MOO?

WHAT IS TANDEM MOO?

TANDEM LEARNING

In summary, tandem brings together groups of learners who are native speakers of each others’ target language and is based on clearly-described principles concerning:

reciprocity

each learner must benefit equally from the partnership

bilingualism

the same amount of the first and target language should be used

learner autonomy

each learner is responsible both for her/his own learning and for

".. making the partnership as rich and beneficial to each partner as possible..." (

Schwienhorst 1997).

USING TANDEM LEARNING IN MOO PROJECTS

The use of email for tandem learning is well-known. It is also possible to employ the principles of tandem learning in MOO-based projects, and the following section provides suggestions, based on the author's experience, of how to do this successfully.

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Last updated 30th January 1999
Authors: Lesley Shield and Markus J.Weininger