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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Language Learning Strategies Used by Distance Learners of English: A Study with a Group of Turkish Distance Learners of EFL
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Altunay, Dilek – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2014
Use of language learning strategies is important for language learning. Some researchers state that language learning strategies are important because their use affects the development of communicative competence (Lessard-Clouston, 1997 & Oxford, 1990). Effective use of language learning strategies has particular importance for distance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
Language Learning Activities of Distance EFL Learners in the Turkish Open Education System as the Indicator of Their Learner Autonomy
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Altunay, Dilek – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2013
This study investigates the noncompulsory language learning activities performed by a group of distance EFL learners in the Turkish Open Education System. Performance of these activities has been considered as an indicator of their learner autonomy. The data were collected through an online questionnaire and interviews. The study shows that in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Distance Education