Building a Synchronous Virtual Classroom in a Distance English Language Teacher Training (DELTT) Program in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Aydin, Belgin; Yuzer, T. Volkan
Titel	Building a Synchronous Virtual Classroom in a Distance English Language Teacher Training (DELTT) Program in Turkey
Quelle	7 (2006) 2, S.9-20 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Language Teachers; Virtual Classrooms; English (Second Language); Program Evaluation; Program Development; Teacher Education Programs; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Interfaces; Distance Education; Student Improvement; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Programmplanung; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Türkei
Abstract	This paper reports a synchronous project, "the virtual classroom" prepared for the Distance English Language Teacher Training (DELTT) Program. The process of developing the synchronous project and the interface with its specific components were reported with examples and supported by theoretical background from the related literature. The evaluation of the project concludes that the virtual classroom facilitated increased authentic interaction and encouraged learners to become more autonomous. When the group of students who prefer the traditional classroom, however, was considered a blended approach which consists of both virtual classroom and traditional face-to-face classroom was suggested as the most efficient way for Turkish EFL learners. (Contains 2 pictures.) (Author).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10