本文旨在调查促进跨文化能力(IC)的语言教学MOOC。具体来说,该调查旨在确定与带有IC组件的MOOC最相关的关键词,所教的语言,提供国家,和嵌入式软技能。关键字的选择很重要,因为它们可以指示不同学科之间的联系。在几轮初始搜索中尝试了一组更广泛的关键字之后,我们确定了五个与语言教育最相关的关键词:文化,跨文化,跨文化,多元文化,和社会。然后选择具有这五个关键词的语言学习课程进行进一步分析。结果总结如下:(1)大多数语言教学MOOCs都是在关键词“文化”下发现的,\“表明语言教育与跨文化交际之间有着密切的联系;(2)在目标语言和提供国家方面,发现英语,中文,西班牙语是跨文化能力背景下广泛教授的主要语言;中国,美国,在这方面,爱尔兰和爱尔兰是提供MOOC数量最多的三个国家;美国,英国,澳大利亚和澳大利亚是提供不同语言的MOOC数量最多的三个国家。结果表明,有限数量的语言和提供国家主导了语言学习MOOC。该研究呼吁通过MOOC教授多种语言和文化,为全球受众提供更多样化的知识体系。(3)语言教学MOOCs不仅注重语言,还旨在培养五种类型的软技能(语言学习技能,沟通技巧,商业和创业技能,职业发展技能,和文化发展技能),这表明跨文化能力及其相关的软技能通常是嵌入在此类MOOCs课程中的重要组成部分。
This paper aims to survey language teaching MOOCs that promote intercultural competence (IC). Specifically, the survey aims to identify the keywords most relevant to MOOCs with IC components, the languages taught, the offering countries, and the embedded soft skills. The selection of keywords is important because they can indicate connection between different disciplines. After trialing a broader set of keywords in several rounds of initial search, we identified five keywords that are the most relevant to language education with IC components on MOOCs: culture, intercultural, cross culture, multi culture, and society. Then courses with these five keywords on language learning are selected for further analysis. The results are summarized as follows: (1) Most language teaching MOOCs are found under the keyword \"culture,\" indicating a strong connection between language education and intercultural communication; (2) In terms of the target languages and the offering countries, it is found that English, Chinese, and Spanish are the major languages widely taught in the context of intercultural competence; China, United States, and Ireland are the three countries which offer the highest numbers of MOOCs in this respect; United States, United Kingdom, and Australia are the three countries which offer the highest numbers of MOOCs of different languages. The results indicate that a limited number of languages and offering countries dominate the language learning MOOCs. The study calls for a plurality of languages and cultures to be taught through MOOCs, making more diversified knowledge systems accessible to global audiences. (3) The language teaching MOOCs not only focus on language but also aim to foster five types of soft skills (language learning skills, communication skills, business and entrepreneurship skills, career development skills, and cultural development skills), suggesting that intercultural competence and its related soft skills are usually important components embedded in such MOOCs courses.