in eLearn Magazine: Research Papers
By Steve McCarty, Professor, Osaka Jogakuin College, Japan; President, World Association for Online Education (WAOE)
Introduction: Analyzing the Contexts of EFL and e-LearningWorking 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.
