Qualities of effective tutors in distance language teaching: Student perceptions

Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-136

  Murphy, Linda ^a   Shelley, Monica ^a   Baumann, Uwe ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective functions; Distance language teaching; Distance language tutor skills and attributes; Domains of expertise; Systemic and organisational functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953623786     PISSN: 17501229     EISSN: 17501237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17501220903414342     Document Type: Article

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