Designing a Workable Framework for Evaluating Distance Language Instruction
Issue: Vol 26 No. 2 (2009)
Journal: CALICO Journal
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Abstract:
Teaching foreign languages at distance is now becoming widespread; so is the need for evaluating online language courses. This article discusses an example of a framework that was applied to evaluate an online English as a foreign language (EFL) course at a Middle Eastern university. The development of the framework investigated areas of interest specific to the given school context: level of student engagement, student perceptions, and learning outcomes. This case study followed a mixed method design. Accordingly, the data discussed are both qualitative and quantitative.
Author: Irshat Madyarov