Teaching Languages Online

By (author) Dr. Carla Meskill, Natasha Anthony

Publication date:

30 July 2015

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

245x174mm
7x10"

ISBN-13: 9781783093779

This new edition of Teaching Languages Online supports the professional development of language educators as they teach all or part of their courses online. Containing extensive additions, this revised edition includes new models, illustrations and heuristics to further support research-based conceptualization, creativity and practice. In non-technical prose with emphasis on excellence in pedagogical practice, the text takes both the new and experienced language instructor through the nuts and bolts of online teaching practices, using a wide range of examples to illustrate these practices. As well as providing new resources and models, this new edition also considers the impact of broader technological and pedagogical changes, including mobility (learning on the move) and learning in 3D environments.

Introduction to the 2nd Edition
1: Teaching Languages Well Online: The Essentials
2: Language Learning and Teaching in Oral Synchronous Environments
3: Language Learning and Teaching in Oral Asynchronous Environments
4: Oral Venues Amplified via Text and Visuals
5: Language Learning and Teaching in Written Synchronous Environments
6: Language Learning and Teaching in Written Asynchronous Environments
7: Written Venues Amplified via Sound and Visuals
8: Continuing the Conversation
Glossary of Terms
Index

In this second edition of Meskill’s and Anthony’s milestone contribution to the field, the authors describe the fundamental shifts in online teaching and learning over the past decade in the wake of social media, gaming and mobile devices. They consider the impact these techno-pedagogical developments continue to have on a conceptual and practical level on the roles and skills of new and established language educators. The work is enriched with many new models and illustrations designed to support research-based creativity and practice.