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ERIC Number: EJ674820
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1094-3501
Flexibility and Interaction at a Distance: A Mixed-Mode Environment for Language Learning.
Strambi, Antonella; Bouvet, Eric
Language Learning & Technology, v7 n3 p81-102 Sep 2003
Following a preliminary experience in a low-tech environment for distance language learning and teaching, two challenges were identified in the design of university language courses: the necessity to build sufficient flexibility into materials to cater to learners' styles, interests, and skill levels, and a need to design materials that would present the necessary requisites of authenticity and interactivity. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Language Proficiency, Program Design, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Distance Learning.