Although eTandems, offering the opportunity of real life contact to speakers of one's target language, are suggested as an anxiety-reducing, confidence-increasing approach to language learning, these effects have not been investigated empirically. The aim of this article is to explore the experiences and perceptions of 11 Colombian learners of German as a foreign language who participated in a German-Spanish eTandem project. Data were collected by means of interviews and focus groups, and evaluated using qualitative content analysis. Results support the anxiety-reducing and confidence-raising nature of eTandem Language Learning. These effects, however, are not in every case transferable into the language classroom.

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哥伦比亚德语学习者中的eTandem语言学习和外语焦虑

尽管建议使用eTandems作为与目标语言使用者进行现实生活接触的机会，但它是减少焦虑，增强信心的语言学习方法，但尚未对这些效果进行实证研究。本文旨在探讨11名参加德语-西班牙语eTandem项目的哥伦比亚德语学习者的经验和看法。通过访谈和焦点小组收集数据，并使用定性内容分析进行评估。结果支持eTandem语言学习的减轻焦虑和增强信心的性质。但是，这些效果并非在每种情况下都可以转移到语言课堂中。