| Description |
x, 209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Multilingual matters |
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Multilingual matters (Series)
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| Contents |
Introduction / Ron Howard and Ian McGrath -- 1. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Education / John Cowan -- 2. Distance Education for Teacher Training: International Experience / Hilary Perraton -- 3. Language Teacher Training by Distance Learning: Models of Delivery / Robert Leach -- 4. 'You Are Your Own Best Resource': Promoting Confidence and Autonomous Learning in Teacher Education at a Distance -- A Case Study / Elspeth Broady -- 5. Pre-service Training for Language Teachers: Face-to-Face or at a Distance? / Ian McGrath -- 6. The Contribution of a Face-to-Face Component in Initial Teacher Training at a Distance / Teresa Haworth and Ray Parker -- 7. Distance Education for Language Teachers and Educational Technology / Gary Motteram -- 8. Virtual Language Schools: Overcoming the Problem of Distance in the Training of Language Teachers / Charles Jennings -- 9. Interaction Across Computer-Conferencing / Christina Howell-Richardson -- 10. Inputs and Outputs of Distance Education / Richard West and Gillian Walsh -- 11. Direction and Debate in Distance Materials for Teacher Development / Keith Richards -- 12. Monitoring the Effectiveness of Distance Learning as a Means of Partially Delivering Teacher Education / Ray Parker and Tim Graham -- 13. From Teaching Materials to Teacher Induction: A Progress Report / Helene Mulphin -- 14. Formation a Distance: Learning Strategies / Beverley Hallam -- 15. Concepts of Quality in Distance Education / David Carver |
| Summary |
Distance learning was associated for many years with the endeavour of a correspondence course. Based on a symposium, this book presents current research and practice in the field -- Provided by the publisher |
| Analysis |
Language Learning |
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Language Learning |
| Notes |
Collection of papers selected from a symposium of the same title held at the University of Edinburgh in May 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Distance education -- Congresses.
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Distance education -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
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Distance education -- Great Britain.
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Distance education.
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Language teachers -- Training of -- Congresses.
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Language teachers -- Training of -- Distance education -- Congresses
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Teachers -- Training of -- Congresses.
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Teachers -- Training of -- Distance education -- Congresses
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Howard, Ron, 1936- editor
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McGrath, Ian, 1945- editor
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| LC no. |
95018703 |
| ISBN |
1853592919 |
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1853592927 |
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9781853592911 |
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9781853592928 |
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