Language Exchange in Education
Universities are increasingly experimenting with language exchanges as part of the language learning curriculum. In this respect, language exchanges have a similar role as study abroad programs and language immersion programs in creating an environment where the language student must use the foreign language for genuine communication outside of a classroom setting.
In addition, various offline organizations exist to facilitate language exchanges, such as Tandem language learning and Unilang.
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