Distance Education and Languages : Evolution and Change /
This edited book is the first collection of studies dealing specifically with the teaching of languages at a distance. It contains contributions from language teaching professionals working all over the world in different contexts and at different stages of development, and covers a variety of langu...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit :
Multilingual Matters,
[2005]
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Colección: | New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part 1: Learner Autonomy
- 1. Autonomy and the Distance Language Learner
- 2. Critical Reflection and Autonomy: A Study of Distance Learners of French, German and Spanish
- 3. Theoretical and Practical Issues in the Promotion of Collaborative Learner Autonomy in a Virtual Self-access Centre
- Part 2: Learner Perspectives and Support
- 4. Towards a Learner-based Theory of Distance Language Learning: The Concept of the Learner-Context Interface
- 5. Feedback in Distance Language Learning: Current Practices and New Directions
- 6. A Framework for Supporting Students Studying English via a Mixed-mode Delivery System
- Part 3: Development of Intercultural Competence
- 7. Assessing Intercultural Competence Gain in a German Distance Learning Course for Adults
- 8. Developing Professional Intercultural Communicative Competence: Reflections on Distance Learning Programmes for Language Educators and Translators/Interpreters in Bulgaria
- Part 4: Methodology and Course Design
- 9. Methods: Some Basic Considerations
- 10. Course Design for the Distance Learner of Spanish: More Challenges than Meet the Eye
- Part 5: Learning Environments
- 11. Learner Autonomy and Course Management Software
- 12. Chatlines for Beginners: Negotiating Conversation at a Distance
- 13. Making Online Students Connect: Ethnographic Strategies for Developing Online Learning Experiences
- 14: From Parrots to Puppet Masters: Fostering Creative and Authentic Language Use with Online Tools
- 15. The Challenges of Implementing Online Tuition in Distance Language Courses: Task Design and Tutor Role
- Part 6: Language Teacher Development
- 16. Closing the Distance: Compensatory Strategies in Distance Language Education
- 17. PLEASE (Primary Language Teacher Education: Autonomy and Self-Evaluation)
- 18. Exploring Zones of Interactivity in Foreign Language and Bilingual Teacher Education
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
- Subjects