Exploring Vietnamese and Filipino Students’ Perceptions of Learning Experiences and Global Attitudes Through a COIL-Based Project

Higher education has witnessed a rising demand for intercultural competence and global citizenship skills, which propelled the development of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) as a groundbreaking student exchange model that uses virtual collaboration to connect students from different cultures. The research study investigates student perceptions about their learning experiences and their anticipated readiness for global interactions through the COIL partnership between Tra Vinh University in Vietnam and Southern Leyte State University in the Philippines. The study employs the theoretical frameworks of Intercultural Communicative Competence (Byram, ۱۹۹۷; Deardorff, ۲۰۰۶) and Global Citizenship Education (UNESCO, ۲۰۱۵).  The qualitative descriptive research method allowed researchers to gather information from ۳۷ EFL students who wrote reflective responses, which the researchers then analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that students showed strong involvement along with enjoyment of the experience, experienced enhanced abilities in cross-cultural communication, and also demonstrated more readiness for future international collaborative work. The study expands the current knowledge base regarding virtual exchange in Southeast Asia while providing implementation guidance for culturally responsive COIL programs in language education.

کلیدواژه ها:

intercultural competence ، EFL ، Southeast Asia ، global citizenship ، Coil