Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Trinidad

objective: to study how participation in tandem partnership influences the motivation towards the target language and culture and the autonomy of learners of spanish as a foreign language in trinidad and tobago. method: an action research project was conducted with 33 learners of spanish in trinidad and 33 learners of english in colombia, who engaged in a seven week telecollaboration during which they used email and web 2.0 technologies to communicate. data were collected through questionnaires and a weekly journal. quantitative and qualitative analyses were carried out. results: the objectives of the project were all met. conclusions: the project was a rich source of learning for all the participants and stresses the need of a deeper understanding of learners' language learning, an analysis of the sociocultural, psycholinguistic, and linguistic dimensions of intercultural competence in a specific context, and the critical assessment of the role of web 2.0 technologies in fostering autonomy.