FUJIMOTO Kaoru
Technical report of IEICE. Thought and language, 111(320) 25-30, Nov 19, 2011
In this study, Japanese teachers in Tokyo taught basic Japanese to learners in Taipei and India through blended learning by utilizing a web conference system and moodle. Although the technical limitations of a web conference system negatively affect learning, this study suggests that such limitations might facilitate autonomous learning among the participants because they create a unique sense of distance in virtual space.