Language Teaching in Blended Contexts - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 190671620X ISBN 13 : 9781906716202

Editeur : Liverpool University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book is written for those teaching languages to adults in blended contexts in higher, further and adult education where a mix of delivery modes and tools may be in use. The edited volume offers a comprehensive overview of the key issues faced and of the developmental issues that may arise for teachers themselves and for those responsible for their professional development. The book examines the impact of different learning environments (online, face-to-face, telephone) on pedagogic practice and language learner support and recognises the particular socio-cultural, psycho-linguistic and cognitive issues that have to be taken into account when working with diverse adult language learners in blended settings. Research in the field underpins the chapters to better inform and develop good practice. The editors and contributors have all worked on the production and teaching presentations of Open University (OU) courses in French, German, Spanish, Welsh, Italian, Chinese and English. Many of them have also been responsible for the professional development of teaching teams working in varied blended models. The authors draw on pioneering and innovative work carried out in the fifteen years since the inception of language courses at the Open University, where blended models have been modified and become more complex over the years. The ideas they present are therefore well-formed, tested and have been approached reflectively. Language teachers, particularly those who teach adult learners at all levels, will find the book of immense value in enhancing their professional perspective, assisting the development of their own teaching practice and enabling them to make useful links between research and practice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

The editors are all Senior Lecturers in the Open University's Faculty of Education and Language Studies, and Staff Tutors in Languages, Margaret Nicolson for the OU in Scotland, Linda Murphy for the OU in the South of England and Margaret Southgate for the OU in Wales.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liverpool University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 190671620X
• ISBN 13: 9781906716202
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Éditeur: Nicolson Margaret, Murphy Linda, Southgate Margaret
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible