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Together with language learners from other colleges, including native speakers studying English at the University of Münster in Germany, students spend several weeks completing projects in the MOO. Often these collaborative projects arise out of the students' own interests. Over the past couple of years, Vassar students have completed projects on topics such as German and American educational systems, national stereotypes, and multiculturalism. These groups of students engage in authentic communication in the target language to negotiate over the topic, decide on the materials they want to use, divide up the work and develop an online presentation. In addition to producing virtual notes, on-line lectures, MOO skits and web sites, some groups also create virtual spaces, such as a MOO museum devoted to immigration from Germany to the U.S. Selected Student Projects: Cross-Cultural
Group Projects between students at Vassar College
and the University of Münster (Fall 1998 and
Fall 1999) Group
Research Projects between Students at Vassar
College and Williams College (Spring
2001)
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