Blended Learning Experience in Teacher Education: the Trainees ́ Perspective
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The article deals with blended learning in the context of pre-graduate English language teacher education. Firstly, the concept of blended learning is defined, then, the attention is focused on the online component of a blend, namely on the issue of interpersonal interaction including the challenges, which learning through online networking poses. Finally, results of a small–scale research are provided to offer insights into teacher trainees ́ perspective of the blended learning experience at the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic. Zusammenfassung: Der Artikel behandelt blended learning im Kontext der angehenden Englischlehrer. Zuerst wird das Konzept des blended learning definiert, dann gilt die Aufmerksamkeit der OnlineKomponenten, vor allem der Problematik der interpersonalen Interaktion, einschließlich der Anforderungen, die durch die direkte Arbeit im Netz entsteht. Zum Schluss wird ein kleiner Forschungsbeitrag zur Blended-learning-Erfahrung angeboten, der an der Universität Pardubice aus Tschechien, eine Perspektive der Studenten der Lehrerausbildung entstanden ist.
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