Mutual engagement suggests that members jointly engage in discussion, dialogue, and exchange by means of their physical co-presence and goal orientation. This engagement could include problem-solving, requests for information, discussion of developments, information seeking and coordination, planning, or negotiation of meaning. (Nicole Mills, 2023)
As my third intervention became a community of practice with the role of communication tool for a group of multidisciplinary creative graduates to get together with the purpose of solving problems and learning with each other, mutual engagement could become a way of supporting their communication with each other, everyone could build up a mentorship and creating collaboration with co-location.
Case of online communication
Online discussions and interactions may promote such language socialization in addition
to the co-construction of knowledge and contextualized L2 interaction (Murphy & Loveless, 2005).
Online discussions and interactions may promote such language socialization in addition
to the co-construction of knowledge and contextualized L2 interaction (Murphy & Loveless,
2005). Studies suggest that computer-mediated communication increases language production, encourages target language use, increases students’ willingness to communicate, and
decreases teacher dominance and language learner anxiety (Gilbert, Fiske, & Lindzey, 1998; Beauvois, 1998).
I found this case interesting because it reminded me of the lesson I had before which talked about the insider and outsider of the project. The students here are the insiders of learning language, however, I feel like I as a creator of the communication could become the “outsider” in the community of practice, however, the tool I create would still be beneficial to the “insiders” without me getting involved in the activities. When international graduates start their new journey in creative industries, it will become a more independent learning process with the responsibilities of themselves. It is important for them to get involved with the mutual engagement as an individual and benefit from learning and communicating from the engagement.
Reference
Nicole Mills (2013), Situated Learning through Social Networking Communities: The Development of Joint Enterprise, Mutual Engagement, and a Shared Repertoire available at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/calicojournal.28.2.345.pdf?casa_token=C7VpcKOu_34AAAAA:gjPHVNqggMW9maA2y6wfs7t8n9JNC7usoruietuhF9eUGfLBUiHyveGnN0JW7NjAuPsRUDRwjIx5pLv5JNATeV2vGupAH71rQImzMgq2s9CSHtSJNY9H