Communicating with students from across the world has become possible thanks to the widespread use of web 2.0 tools . By integrating cross cultural collaborative projects into the language curriculum, students have the opportunity to communicate with their peers from other countries, use English as a ‘lingua franca’ to solve problems and complete tasks with a specific purpose. Not only can they practice the foreign language, but they can also learn about their peers’ culture and create friendships that last beyond the completion of the project.