Book description
This important and accessible book identifies the key elements
in the quest for best practice in online language teaching. The authors,
all of them international experts who have made significant contributions
to the debate about how to exploit the new technologies, consider online
language teaching from three crucial perspectives: design, tools and
pedagogy. Their recommendations are such that they can actually be realised
in spite of the limitations of today's educational environments.
The book demonstrates that the new technologies offer far greater potential
for authentic encounters and constructivist learning than even the best
classroom simulations; that automated exercise and feedback structures
can be individualised and meaningful; and that if we have to teach fully
by distance, these ventures no longer need to represent impoverished
versions of live classes but can engender a strong sense of community.
To achieve this we need to understand what elements constitute good design
both in technical and pedagogical terms, to think seriously about providing
the best feedback possible, and to have the courage to take the risks
associated with letting go of traditional learner/teacher relationships.
[Taylor &
Francis]
About the author
Professor Uschi Felix is the Director of the Faculty of Arts
IT centre and Associate Dean (Information Technology) in the Faculty
of Arts at Monash University.
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