This edited book is the first collection of studies dealing specifically with the teaching of languages at a distance. It contains contributions from language teaching professionals working all over the world in different contexts and at different stages of development, and covers a variety of languages. Based on practical experience and research, it includes work on learner autonomy and support; theories of distance language learning; the development of intercultural competence; methodology and course design; different learning environments and how to make best use of them, and language teacher education. These contributions have been collected together in one volume to encourage the establishment of collaborative links between practitioners in different institutions and around the world and inspire more related research in the future to guide our understanding and reflection on evolution and change within the field.

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Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Autonomy and the Distance Language Learner
Chapter 2 Critical Reflection and Autonomy: A Study of Distance Learners of French, German and Spanish
Chapter 3 Theoretical and Practical Issues in the Promotion of Collaborative Learner Autonomy in a Virtual Self-access Centre
Chapter 4 Towards a Learner-based Theory of Distance Language Learning: The Concept of the Learner–Context Interface
Chapter 5 Feedback in Distance Language Learning: Current Practices and New Directions
Chapter 6 A Framework for Supporting Students Studying English via a Mixed-mode Delivery System
Chapter 7 Assessing Intercultural Competence Gain in a German Distance Learning Course for Adults
Chapter 8 Developing Professional Intercultural Communicative Competence: Reflections on Distance Learning Programmes for Language Educators and Translators/ Interpreters in Bulgaria
Chapter 9 Teaching Foreign Language Skills by Distance Education Methods: Some Basic Considerations
Chapter 10 Course Design for the Distance Learner of Spanish: More Challenges than Meet the Eye
Chapter 11 Learner Autonomy and Course Management Software
Chapter 12 Chatlines for Beginners: Negotiating Conversation at a Distance
Chapter 13 Making Online Students Connect: Ethnographic Strategies for Developing Online Learning Experiences
Chapter 14 From Parrots to Puppet Masters: Fostering Creative and Authentic Language Use with Online Tools
Chapter 15 The Challenges of Implementing Online Tuition in Distance Language Courses: Task Design and Tutor Role
Chapter 16 Closing the Distance: Compensatory Strategies in Distance Language Education
Chapter 17 PLEASE (Primary Language Teacher Education: Autonomy and Self-Evaluation)
Chapter 18 Exploring Zones of Interactivity in Foreign Language and Bilingual Teacher Education
Notes on Contributors
Index

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