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Masuhara, Hitomi – Research-publishing.net, 2019
The current challenges for languages in higher education may be summarised as: global and local socio-political changes; diversity of learners with different life-long and life-wide needs and wants; demands for effectiveness, accountability, and employability of our language provision; different modes of delivery at different times and forms; and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, English, Global Approach
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Furman, Jan A. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2010
This commentary describes an action research project conducted by selected staff at the Northern Valley Regional High School District in New Jersey. The project focused on the idea of developing a synchronous classroom to provide world language learning opportunities to students. Relevant research is provided as are ideas regarding logistics and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Second Language Learning, Synchronous Communication, Research Projects
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Wang, Y.; Chen, N.-S. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
As Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) supported by synchronous technologies such as Synchronous Learning Management Systems (SLMSs) are still new to distance language professionals, criteria guiding the evaluation of the appropriate SLMSs for Distance Language Education (DLE) are urgently needed. This article proposes and discusses such criteria.…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Second Language Learning, Synchronous Communication, Evaluation Criteria