Online Language Learning

This book provides tips and guidelines for teachers and learners of modern foreign languages in higher education institutions, drawing on the authors' experiences of teaching languages including Turkish, Japanese and Korean to suggest strategies and approaches that promote effective use of the online environment. As well as shedding light on modern languages that are typically under-studied and under-represented in the literature, this book demonstrates how the online sphere is increasingly fundamental to language use, change and contact. The authors provide practical guidance to help teachers and learners capitalise on the opportunities presented by a virtual educational context, and offer a more resilient blended approach that will increase teachers' and students' preparedness for changing circumstances and institutional priorities in the future. This book is primarily aimed at teachers and students of foreign languages within HE settings, but its focus on new perspectives will alsobe of interest to scholars researching the online shift in language education, applied linguistics, curriculum design and educational technology.

Presents case studies of language teaching within the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford Provides language teachers with tips to maximize teaching and learning effectiveness in an online environment Proposes a resilient approach to improve teachers' and students' preparedness for changing circumstances

Autorentext
Laurence Mann is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese Language at Oxford Brookes University and an Associate Member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, UK.

Jieun Kiaer is Young Bin Min-KF Professor of Korean Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK.

Emine Çakir is a Lecturer in Turkish Language at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, UK.

Inhalt

1 Introduction.- 2 First Tip: Bring social media into teaching in meaningful ways.- 3 Second Tip: Diversify the curriculum.- 4 Third Tip: Find self-generated opportunities for professional development.- 5 Fourth Tip: Think carefully about assessment.- 6 Conclusion: Don't lose faith.