What are online classes which make language learning deepen

The full on-demand course of lectures — its meaning in ten years

Abstract

This study is an observation and analysis of the actual practices of the full on-demand lectures “Writing and Thinking” that were held in 2010 in which the author participated as a mentor. In the lectures, the students themselves chose themes and completed reports step by step. The lecturer in charge did not give direct guidance, and the students exchanged opinions online with other students and mentors. The reports and interview records of the two students who collaborated with this survey revealed that the learners autonomously updated their thoughts and expressions through scaffoldings by mentors and the exchanges of thoughts and expressions in the full on-demand lectures. This study suggests that for deepening language learning it is necessary to activate the circulation of thoughts and expressions through dialogue with others rather than simply aiming for “correctness.” And this suggestion is still important when considering the meaning of language learning today, ten years later, and also regardless of the lecture is face-to-face or online.