In today’s globalized world, learning languages and developing intercultural skills are of paramount importance due to dynamic and complex global interdependencies. However, not every language student around the world has a chance to engage in face-to-face intercultural communication with people from different backgrounds. Telecollaboration offers a worthwhile opportunity by creating digital environments for language learners to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds. This qualitative meta-synthesis therefore aimed to investigate the research papers that were published between 2010 and 2015 in respect to language and intercultural learning within telecollaborative environments. Besides reporting emerging research trends among the studies, this synthesis study scrutinized recent emerging issues and observable patterns under five main themes: (1) the participants’ overall views on their telecollaborative experiences, (2) language learning through telecollaboration, (3) intercultural learning through telecollaboration, (4) the challenges experienced within the telecollaborative projects, and (5) the needs for further effective telecollaboration. Finally, this study synthesizes key emerging issues in telecollaborative projects and offers further research and practice directions in line with the current observable patterns.

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远程协作在语言和跨文化学习中的作用：2010 年至 2015 年间发表的研究综述

在当今全球化的世界中，由于动态和复杂的全球相互依存关系，学习语言和发展跨文化技能至关重要。然而，并非世界各地的每个语言学生都有机会与来自不同背景的人进行面对面的跨文化交流。远程协作通过为语言学习者创建数字环境来与来自不同背景的人交流提供了一个有价值的机会。因此，这种定性的元综合旨在调查 2010 年至 2015 年间发表的关于远程协作环境中的语言和跨文化学习的研究论文。除了报告研究中出现的研究趋势外，这项综合研究在五个主要主题下审视了最近出现的问题和可观察到的模式：(1) 参与者对其远程协作体验的总体看法，(2) 通过远程协作进行语言学习，(3) 通过远程协作进行跨文化学习，(4) 所经历的挑战在远程协作项目中，以及 (5) 进一步有效远程协作的需求。最后，本研究综合了远程协作项目中出现的关键问题，并根据当前可观察到的模式提供了进一步的研究和实践方向。(5) 进一步有效远程协作的需要。最后，本研究综合了远程协作项目中出现的关键问题，并根据当前可观察到的模式提供了进一步的研究和实践方向。(5) 进一步有效远程协作的需要。最后，本研究综合了远程协作项目中出现的关键问题，并根据当前可观察到的模式提供了进一步的研究和实践方向。