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Adding a new perspective to distance (language) learning and teaching – the tutor's perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2008

Mirjam Hauck  and
Bernard Haezewindt
Mirjam Hauck
Affiliation:
The Open University, UK
Bernard Haezewindt
Affiliation:
The Open University, UK
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Abstract

To respond to students' need for more speaking practice, the Open University's Centre for Modern Languages is currently investigating the benefits of using an Internet-based, real-time audio application in distance learning/teaching. During a four-month trial period, French and German students met at weekly intervals to use the target language and participated in role-plays or other pre-arranged learning tasks requiring collaborative interaction. This paper describes the FLUENT (Framework for Language Use in Environments Embedded in New Technology) project from the tutors' point of view, focusing on how learner autonomy and the tutor role were affected by the new learning environment.

Type
Research Article
Information
ReCALL , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , September 1999 , pp. 46 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 1999

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