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Abstract
Digital storytelling is a narrative technique that combines audio, video and animation elements. It can be used to provide opportunities for the promotion of cultural understanding in the university language classroom. In this study, pedagogy that combines digital storytelling techniques and computational technologies are explored, as part of language studies that can allow instructors to create an intercultural experience. The outcomes of an undergraduate learning exercise have been evaluated, along with this researcher’s experience as an instructor who used digital storytelling in a French-as-a-second-language classroom, and includes these students’ solicited feedback. In this case study, a group of students conducted internet research to explore the online cultural diversity and cultural differences of Francophone culture. They then created digital stories to represent this diversity. The findings have been analysed to evaluate the potential place of inclusivity and diversity tools in French-as-a-second-language learning, and to share the potential of this practical pedagogy approach for other university educators.
Keywords:
- Diversity,
- Language,
- Digital Storytelling
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Biographical note
Somayeh Kamranian holds a Ph.D. in Comparative and French Literature from Paul Valery University in Montpellier, France (2014). She has been teaching French in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia since September 2015. She is committed to fostering student engagement in their learning journeys and has a strong interest in intercultural activities, including digital storytelling.