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Language Teaching at a Distance: From the First Generation Model to the Third.

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Boyle, Ronald – System, 1995

This article describes the evolution of distance learning in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction from the 1970s to the present, focusing on the "guided didactic conversation" model of Holmberg (1983, 1986), examples of distance learning ESL programs, and a new model of distance learning based on computers and electronic communication.…

Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology

The Computer as Electronic Blackboard.

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Friel, Mike – System, 1986

Six computer programs were used for English as a foreign language classes at Sana's University (Yemen) to stimulate whole-class activities (as opposed to small group or individualized activities commonly associated with use of computers). The software, involving spelling, repetition, spoken discourse, games, and map work, was merged into more…

Descriptors: Class Activities, College Second Language Programs, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction