Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE) in the Education of Teachers of Additional Languages – Theoretical Background and Practical Experiences

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https://doi.org/10.11606/1982-8837e242565

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COIL, Virtual Exchange, Critical Decolonial Theory, Additional Language, Teacher Education

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Este artigo oferece uma reflexão sobre o papel da Aprendizagem Internacional Online Colaborativa (COIL) e do Intercâmbio Virtual (VE) como caminhos possíveis para aprimorar a formação de professores de línguas adicionais. Para fundamentar essa reflexão, apresentamos uma breve revisão da literatura sobre abordagens para o ensino de línguas adicionais, com atenção especial ao surgimento da Abordagem Comunicativa e de outras abordagens que enfatizam a interação social, o pensamento crítico e a agência do aprendiz. Além disso, apresentamos uma visão geral do COIL, do VE e do Intercâmbio Virtual Crítico (CVE), bem como da Teoria Decolonial Crítica e sua relação com o conceito de Educação Global para a Sustentabilidade. Por fim, apresentamos exemplos concretos de uma parceria entre uma instituição brasileira e uma alemã – não como modelos prescritivos, mas como possíveis caminhos para a prática colaborativa.

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2025-11-08

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Dossier: Cooperation and Innovative Approaches in the Teaching and Training of German as a Foreign/Additional Language Teachers in Latin America

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JOHANNES WEININGER, Markus; ROSCHEL NUNES, Elaine Cristina; SILVEIRA, Rosane. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE) in the Education of Teachers of Additional Languages – Theoretical Background and Practical Experiences. Pandaemonium Germanicum, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 28, p. e250018, 2025. DOI: 10.11606/1982-8837e242565. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/242565.. Acesso em: 31 dec. 2025.