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Publication details [#46092]

Hurd, Stella. 2007. Distant Voices: Learners' Stories About the Affective Side of Learning a Language at a Distance. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching 1 (2) : 242–259.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

affect | context | ethnography | foreign language acquisition | language acquisition

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Annotation

This paper uses two pilot ethnographic studies of distance language learners employing think-aloud protocols to reveal their thought processes as they carry out designated language tasks, to explore aspects of affect in distance language learning and learners' strategies to manage in a distance environment.