ERIC Number: EJ1001319
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 19
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Distance Learning Class Model for Teaching a Foreign Language in University-Level Education Context
Lee, Sun-Min
Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, v16 n2 p1-19 2012
This study aims to introduce the distance learning class model for a foreign language in university-level education context, and to prove that this class model is effective in cultivating the motivation and interest of university students for learning a foreign language. This distance learning lesson consists of two parts: Online chatting session, BBS session. The data for this research were collected from the university students who participated in this program during the spring semester, 2012. The participants of this program are the university students who learn English as a Foreign Language in Korea and Japan. The results from the students' responses through the questionnaire prove that this distance learning class is very effective in cultivating the learner's motivation and interest for learning a foreign language and understanding the cultural differences between two countries. (Contains 6 tables and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, College Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Student Interests, Teaching Methods
Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. Department of English, Namseoul University, 21 Maeju-ri, Seonghwan-eup, Cheonan-city, Choongnam, Korea 330-707. Tel: +82-2-3290-1995; e-mail: paalkorea@yahoo.co.kr; Web site: http://www.paal.kr/journal/journal.asp
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan; South Korea
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