Abstract:
Foreign language teachers in Japanese universities often face great difficulty in breaking through the social barriers inherent in the traditional Japanese classroom. In a culture where a student’s “standing out” can be interpreted as “showing off”, and mistakes more often seen as social failures than learning opportunities, students are naturally cautious about using a foreign language in front of their peers.
This paper looks at using Moodle, an open source Course Management System, to foster the growth of communities (Continued)
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