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ERIC Number: EJ769844
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
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Teaching Languages from a Distance through Multipoint Videoconferencing
Acar, Ahmet
Foreign Language Annals, v40 n2 p311-319 Sum 2007
The most commonly used and discussed videoconferencing mode for teaching languages from a distance is two-way simultaneous, or point-to-point, videoconferencing. Applications of multipoint videoconferencing to language classes, however, are not very common. This article aims to fill that gap by presenting the technical and pedagogical dimensions of a pilot project in teaching an introductory course in Turkish (102) via multipoint videoconferencing, which was conducted among students at Syracuse University, Cornell University and Colgate University. This study shows how multipoint videoconferencing works for language classes and gives some pedagogical pointers to language instructors who plan to use such a system for the first time. Information is relevant to all languages. (This article contains 2 endnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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