Going the Distance in a "Changing" World: Distance Learning and the Foreign Language Classroom

Autor/in	Gunnels, Bridgette W.
Titel	Going the Distance in a "Changing" World: Distance Learning and the Foreign Language Classroom
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 4 (2008) 1, S.24-33 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-9035
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Technology Uses in Education; Higher Education; Language Proficiency; Cultural Awareness; Cross Cultural Training; Integrated Learning Systems; Educational Objectives; Virtual Classrooms; Computer Mediated Communication; Group Discussion; Educational Technology; Distance Education; Second Language Instruction; College Students; College Faculty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Computerkonferenz; Gruppendiskussion; Unterrichtsmedien; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Collegestudent; Fakultät
Abstract	This article offers a critique of the lack of attention to the place of online course offerings in foreign language departments and/or distance education in general by the MLA's 2007 report on foreign language departments and their role in the academy. The article responds to how currently accessible technology (course management system platforms like WebCT/Blackboard™), already in wide use by universities and colleges across the United States, has made great strides towards replicating a classroom environment that can promote language proficiency as well as achieve the committee's suggestions for encouraging more cross-cultural awareness in foreign language classrooms at all levels. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. 315 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-7866; Fax: 706-542-3817; e-mail: jolle@uga.edu; Web site: http://jolle.coe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01