Barbora Chovancová and Štepánka Bilová Masaryk University Language Centre, Brno, Czech Republic barbora.chovancova@law.muni.cz, stepanka.bilova@law.muni.cz Abstract The modern trend in language teaching emphasises the need to develop skills that enable students to become self-sufficient in their future life with a foreign language. We describe two different learning situations in which learner autonomy is promoted; the first being…
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Andrew McDouall and Mario Seidel Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences, Germany mca@hs-furtwangen.de, sema@hs-furtwangen.de Abstract Learning Management Systems are often reduced to deliver text, and traditional vocabulary and grammar drills, not meeting the criteria for blended learning environments. We therefore implemented an action research project designed to break with this simplistic use by combining Project-based Language Teaching…
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Jaana Oinonen Lecturer in Finnish and Communication JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Language Centre, Finland jaana.oinonen@jamk.fi Suvi Uotila Senior Lecturer in English and Swedish JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Language Centre, Finland suvi.uotila@jamk.fi Paula Vuorinen Senior Lecturer in English and Swedish JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Language Centre, Finland paula.vuorinen@jamk.fi Urn-address: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:jamk-issn-2343-0281-6 Abstract This article discusses…
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