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Cultural, disciplinary and temporal contexts of e-learning
Working abroad in a very different culture can help expand one's awareness of the default contexts behind everyday practices, including education, that are often taken for granted. A more familiar scenario that also calls attention to the context of educational practices, is the increasing number of foreign students appearing in classes evidently with different assumptions and customary learning styles. Differing contexts are the reason that practices do or should adjust according to the situation. In e-learning as in other fields, one size does not fit all. The various contexts and periods of time in which a learning opportunity is embedded need to be analyzed. This article aims to shed light on some important contexts at the interface of technology and pedagogy.
Whereas English as a Second Language or ESL refers to foreign students in an English-medium environment such as the U.K. or the U.S., English as a Foreign Language (EFL) refers to teaching in a country where the linguistic environment is not primarily English. The case this article focuses on is EFL teachers in the cultural context of East Asia.
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