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Exploring the concept of distance for language learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2008

E. M. Esch
E. M. Esch
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The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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In this paper, it will be argued that the complexity of the language learning phenomenon has been overshadowed by the technical and organisational issues raised by the increase of physical distance between learners and teachers.

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ReCALL , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , May 1995, pp. 5 - 11
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Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 1995

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