Distance Education and Languages : : Evolution and Change / / ed. by Börje Holmberg, Monica Shelley, Cynthia J. White.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Bangeni, Nwabisa,; Baumann, Uwe,; Bondi, Marina,; Coyle, Do,; Davcheva, Leah,; Ding, Alex,; Dreyer, Carisma,; Fay, Richard,; Garrido, Cecilia,; Hampel, Regine,; Hansson, Heidi,; Hauck, Mirjam,; Holmberg, Börje,; Hurd, Stella,; Low, Lesley,; Lucas, Sigrun Biesenbach,; Meloni, Christine F.,; Milton, John,; Murphy, Linda,; Nel, Charl,; Poppi, Franca,; Schramm, Andreas,; Shelley, Monica,; Solé, Cristina Ros i,; Truman, Mike,; Tudini, Vincenza,; Weasenforth, Donald,; Wennö, Elisabeth,; White, Cynthia,
• HerausgeberIn: Holmberg, Börje,; Shelley, Monica,; White, Cynthia J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (360 p.)

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...

Table of Contents

• 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