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Autor/in | Knight, Stephanie W. P. |
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Titel | Establishing Professional Online Communities for World Language Educators |
Quelle | In: Foreign Language Annals, 53 (2020) 2, S.298-305 (8 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0015-718X |
DOI | 10.1111/flan.12458 |
Schlagwörter | Professional Isolation; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Communities of Practice; Computer Mediated Communication; Distance Education; Faculty Development; COVID-19; Pandemics |
Abstract | Professional isolation, a familiar issue in world language education, has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article addresses this issue by providing world language educators with practical guidance related to establishing high-functioning professional networks online. Empirical findings related to computer-mediated communication (CMC) in language learning and teacher training contexts support the articulation of four critical considerations for successful online professional communities: that participants (a) possess requisite technical knowledge to navigate the platforms being utilized; (b) develop requisite reflective and evaluative competencies; (c) exhibit ongoing, sustained engagement; and (d) engage collaboratively with other participants. In concert, successful treatment of these considerations not only provides practitioners with a temporary solution to engage in physically distant collaboration, but also may help establish a more robust, sustainable professional development infrastructure for world language teachers in the future. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |