RT Book, Section
T1 The Other Side of CLCT: When Fear Disrupts Collaboration
A1 Castro-Chao, Noelia
A1 Bouso, Tamara
K1 Collaborative Learning mediated by Communication Technologies (CLCT)
K1 Drawbacks
K1 Fear
K1 MS Office 365
AB The present investigation provides a preliminary account of the perceived drawbacks of Collaborative Learning mediated by Communication Technologies (CLCT) among higher education students. Following a multidisciplinary approach, this pilot study compares the results obtained from English instruction in the Degrees in English Language and Literature (ELL) and Chemical Engineering (CE) at the University of Santiago de Compostela. In this context, a number of MS Office 365-mediated collaborative activities were integrated into two ESP courses and assessed by means of a Likert-scale questionnaire. The results reveal that ELL students are more perceptive of the shortcomings of CLCT and also experience a significantly higher level of apprehension. Additionally, within the ELL group fear correlates with a growing dislike of working with peers and with a stronger perception of the drawbacks of CLCT. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the relevance of these results in the context of previous research.
PB Enredars Publicaciones / UPO
SN 978-84-09-71143-7
YR 2025
FD 2025-07-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24445
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24445
LA en
NO Departamento de Filología y Traducción
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026