PowerPoint Presentation, Egwurube, Eurocall CMC Teacher Education SIGs, 2011, Barcelona

1. Challenges of online Business English teaching and learning at the University of La Rochelle in France Dr. Joseph EGWURUBE Management Institute, University of La Rochelle, France

6. Volume/period of teacher-learner contact Class Contact when teacher formally gives learning tasks Contact during informal discussions outside class Contact anytime learner wishes Others Off-campus N=11 11(100%) 11(100%) On-campus N=20 20(100%) 6(30%) 0(0%) 4(20%)

7. Students’ response to the question « Do you receive feedback from the teacher on how you perform learning tasks? » Class Yes No Off-campus N=11 11(100%) 0(0%) On-campus N=20 15(75%) 5(25%)

8. Learning strategies: Use of learning resources by learners Language resources Frequently used Occasionally used Rarely used Mono-lingual dictionary Off-campus: 36% On-campus:25% 44% 20% 24% 55% Web sites Off-campus:27% On-campus:40% 73% 40% 0% 20% English newspapers Off-campus: 0% On-campus:5% 64% 55% 36% 40%

9. Learning strategies: Students’ reactions when faced with learning difficulties Type of pedagogical material Do nothing. Wait for teacher’s answer key Ask teacher questions Ask classmates questions Try to understand without asking for help Audio-visual documents Off-campus:0% On-campu:5% 0% 35% 27% 40% 91% 97% Written documents Off-campus:0% On-campus:10% 18% 15% 36% 30% 91% 70%

10. Sentiments of learners on origins of their language difficulties (Multiple choice possible) Category of learner Teacher not accessible Too many students in group Too many learning tasks Too much homework given Difficult authentic material Late feedback from teacher Off-campus N=11 0% 0% 82% 45% 27% 0% On-campus N=20 0% 15% 45% 25% 50% 10%