1995 Volume 18 Issue 1-2 Pages 25-31
This article describes a practical study of international computer communication between Waseda University and Case Western Reserve University. The study is comprised of two parts : One is the preparation of the computer communication environment and the development of a curriculum to teach intercultural communication skills by means of international computer communication. The other is the evaluation of the curriculum. Although this evaluation was done only for the students of Waseda University, a significant increase was recognized in their TOEFL score. To validate the outcome of the evaluation, we conducted 30 min interviews, asking the students about their computer communication behavior and their impressions.
