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Distance Education for Second and Foreign Language Learning

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Using technology to deliver second-language (L2) instruction is becoming commonplace, whether in support of traditional, blended, or fully online formats. This article provides an overview of best practices with these new digitally enhanced learning spaces that respond to greater student autonomy and the search for increased access to the authentic cultural materials for all world languages. Online language learning must also focus on the student’s need to find a place in a multicultural, digitally infused world. In technological terms, the online formats for L2 instruction will continue to evolve rapidly, making the issues of teacher training in iterative cycles a pressing concern for any language program. If the online language field retains an emphasis on collaborative exchanges and co-construction of learning (i.e., the interactionist perspective), these new or yet-to-be imagined technical advances have the potential of being smoothly absorbed into a digital educational era that is here to stay.

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Blake, R. (2017). Distance Education for Second and Foreign Language Learning. In: Thorne, S., May, S. (eds) Language, Education and Technology. Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02328-1_13-2

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    Distance Education for Second and Foreign Language Learning
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