With the rapid development of modern information technology, distance learning has become a very popular education mode. Special features of distance education lead to the new roles of the teacher in this new environment and request a brand new teacher-student relationship. Based on her experience, the author uses the “instructor” in SUNY Learning Network of the US and the “tutor” in Bewai Online College in China as cases to analyze how a teacher should function in the distance-learning environment. Hopefully through the comparison and contrast of these two cases more pedagogical principles in distance education will be revealed for the benefit of distance educators.
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DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP IN DISTANCE LEARNING TWO CASE STUDIES The Instructor in SUNY Learning Network The Tutor in Beiwai Online College DISCUSSION Pedagogy Interaction The Community Online Resources Assessment The Rate between Face-to-face Tutoring and Online Distance Teaching PROPOSED NEW ROLES OF TEACHERS IN DISTANCE LEARNING The Role of Motivator The Role of Supervisor The Role of Course Designer The Role of Organizer The Role of Resources Provider The Role of Assessor CONCLUSION THE AUTHOR REFERENCES
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Gui Ying [ Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.