Web-Based Learning (WBL): A challenge for foreign language teachers

The vast majority of research in the past two decades on the use of computers in education has focused on knowledge acquisition and retention. The focus of this article is to investigate the issues of self-efficacy, attitude, and performance in online courses. Web-based learning will be the term use...

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Autor principal: Allen Quesada Pacheco
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 2005
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Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44750210
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=cr/cr-006&d=44750210oai
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topic Educación
computer-assisted language learning (call)/ web-based learning (wbl)/ asynchronous computer-mediated communication/ synchronous computer-mediated communication/ world wide web (www)/
spellingShingle Educación
computer-assisted language learning (call)/ web-based learning (wbl)/ asynchronous computer-mediated communication/ synchronous computer-mediated communication/ world wide web (www)/
Allen Quesada Pacheco
Web-Based Learning (WBL): A challenge for foreign language teachers
topic_facet Educación
computer-assisted language learning (call)/ web-based learning (wbl)/ asynchronous computer-mediated communication/ synchronous computer-mediated communication/ world wide web (www)/
description The vast majority of research in the past two decades on the use of computers in education has focused on knowledge acquisition and retention. The focus of this article is to investigate the issues of self-efficacy, attitude, and performance in online courses. Web-based learning will be the term used to describe this type of computer use. The review of literature inquires into the evolution of Computer-Assisted Language Learning towards an integrative approach that leads to Web-based learning. The benefits, components and challenges of Web-based Learning are addressed as well as how this type of approachexploits authentic practice of listening, speaking, reading and writing. This article also probes the relationship Web-based learning and achieving authenticity through the World Wide Web.
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author Allen Quesada Pacheco
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title Web-Based Learning (WBL): A challenge for foreign language teachers
title_short Web-Based Learning (WBL): A challenge for foreign language teachers
title_full Web-Based Learning (WBL): A challenge for foreign language teachers
title_fullStr Web-Based Learning (WBL): A challenge for foreign language teachers
title_full_unstemmed Web-Based Learning (WBL): A challenge for foreign language teachers
title_sort web-based learning (wbl): a challenge for foreign language teachers
publisher Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate 2005
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