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Individual learner differences and distance language learning: an overview
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hurd, Stella |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Open and distance learning is special in the sense that it places greater demand on learners to develop their own approach to learning without the frequent face-to-face guidance and intervention of a teacher. It is an environment that also creates a challenge for course writers. Unlike in the classroom where teachers can adapt language courses to suit the needs of their current learners, both in terms of course requirements and individual learner differences, those writing at a distance must take on the many roles of teacher-in-the-classroom, but without access to their learners. What are these differences, what are their interrelationships and how important are they in terms of their impact on distance language learning and teaching? This paper explores the issues raised by these questions, by applying the literature on individual difference to the distance language learning context. The paper goes on to discuss research tools for yielding data on difference, and looks ahead, in conclusion, to the potential of the Internet to aid in the process of data collection and to allow a greater focus on the learner by facilitating a variety of opportunities for mutual exchange and support. Introduction Much has been written on individual differences among learners and the impact of these on learning patterns and learning success. While some of the issues raised by close inspection of these differences appear to apply across the board, there are others |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://oro.open.ac.uk/6002/1/IndLearnDiffsDLL-100206.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
