Multimedia and distance education in a foreign language programme

Editorial: Distance learning and language learning

“…In his article he writes about gaps in provision, the independent learner and learner-centred language development. A later paper by Lyman-Hager (1995) begins to address the importance of technology and language learning, writing about some of the opportunities it provides. Research by Hyland (2001) begins to explore an issue that is of significant importance to distance learning and language learning: the effectiveness of feedback, which can be linked to the subject of assessment.…”