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van der Ploeg, Mara; Willemsen, Annerose; Richter, Louisa; Keijzer, Merel; Koole, Tom – Classroom Discourse, 2022
In this conversation analytic study, we investigate requests for assistance in the third-age (65+) language classroom. Seven Dutch seniors participated in a one-month course of English as a foreign language. We found that these seniors asked many language-related questions which fell into one of three categories: (1) production-oriented questions,…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Classroom Communication
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Nikolaki, Evi; Koutsouba, Maria I. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
In distance education both the physical separation between learner and instructor, and the use of technology create an educational environment that is characterized by learning autonomy and the learner's active involvement. Because of these, self-regulated learning constitutes an inseparable concept of distance education. This study explores the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asynchronous Communication, Educational Environment, Open Universities