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Yuanyuan Xu; Louisa Buckingham – Open Learning, 2024
This study examines the adaptation of an ESOL course for older Chinese migrant learners to Emergency Response Teaching mode as a result of the government-imposed restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19. Through interviews and the analysis of learner diaries, we consider the experience of the school manager and teachers, and the strategies…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Adjustment
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Simpson, Ormond – Open Learning, 2008
This paper calls for a new theory of learner support in distance learning based on recent findings in the fields of learning and motivational psychology. It surveys some current learning motivation theories and proposes that models drawn from the relatively new field of Positive Psychology, such as the "Strengths Approach", together with…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Universities, Distance Education, Learning Motivation