Tensions in Learner Support and Tutor Support in Tertiary Web-based English Education in China

Based on the findings of a national survey conducted in 2004 designed to examine the support systems for both learners and tutors engaged in tertiary-level Web-based English education in mainland China, this paper reports the findings of secondary analysis by identifying the tensions in the current...

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Autor principal:	Tong Wang
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2006
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7e92fa4f01804aa7a3deb96c543e51fe2021-12-02T17:16:19ZTensions in Learner Support and Tutor Support in Tertiary Web-based English Education in China10.19173/irrodl.v6i3.2661492-3831https://doaj.org/article/7e92fa4f01804aa7a3deb96c543e51fe2006-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/266https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Based on the findings of a national survey conducted in 2004 designed to examine the support systems for both learners and tutors engaged in tertiary-level Web-based English education in mainland China, this paper reports the findings of secondary analysis by identifying the tensions in the current learner and tutor support systems. For learner support, four tensions were analyzed: (1) vigorous institutional learner support efforts versus learner utilization of the provisions; (2) learner qualities development versus academic support; (3) learner technical competence versus learner participation in online services; and (4) the relationship of face-to-face components and online components in learner support system design. For tutor support, four tensions were identified: (1) institutional conceptual understanding versus the actual practices; (2) tutor' enthusiasm versus tutor’s perception of online education; (3) tutor responsibilities versus tutor commitment, and (4) current tutor support service repertoire versus tutor improvement areas. The paper analyzes possible causes for the tensions and proposes some solutions to address these tensions. Keywords: learner support, tutor support, China, Web-based, tertiary, English language education, tensionTong WangAthabasca University PressarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 6, Iss 3 (2006)
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description	Based on the findings of a national survey conducted in 2004 designed to examine the support systems for both learners and tutors engaged in tertiary-level Web-based English education in mainland China, this paper reports the findings of secondary analysis by identifying the tensions in the current learner and tutor support systems. For learner support, four tensions were analyzed: (1) vigorous institutional learner support efforts versus learner utilization of the provisions; (2) learner qualities development versus academic support; (3) learner technical competence versus learner participation in online services; and (4) the relationship of face-to-face components and online components in learner support system design. For tutor support, four tensions were identified: (1) institutional conceptual understanding versus the actual practices; (2) tutor' enthusiasm versus tutor’s perception of online education; (3) tutor responsibilities versus tutor commitment, and (4) current tutor support service repertoire versus tutor improvement areas. The paper analyzes possible causes for the tensions and proposes some solutions to address these tensions. Keywords: learner support, tutor support, China, Web-based, tertiary, English language education, tension
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title	Tensions in Learner Support and Tutor Support in Tertiary Web-based English Education in China
title_short	Tensions in Learner Support and Tutor Support in Tertiary Web-based English Education in China
title_full	Tensions in Learner Support and Tutor Support in Tertiary Web-based English Education in China
title_fullStr	Tensions in Learner Support and Tutor Support in Tertiary Web-based English Education in China
title_full_unstemmed	Tensions in Learner Support and Tutor Support in Tertiary Web-based English Education in China
title_sort	tensions in learner support and tutor support in tertiary web-based english education in china
publisher	Athabasca University Press
publishDate	2006
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Tensions in Learner Support and Tutor Support in Tertiary Web-based English Education in China

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