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Chapter Three - The Foundation of Blended Language Learning

The Blend, the Blending Process, and the Blended Path

from Part II - Route, Process, and Structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

Daria Mizza  and
Fernando Rubio
Daria Mizza
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University
Fernando Rubio
Affiliation:
University of Utah
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Summary

Chapter 3 explains the blending process – a thoughtful combination of F2 F and online component. This chapter delineates what the process entails and describes the BLL path. Readers will understand the crucial aspects of the pedagogical plan at the base of the blending process in order to guide a successful blending process. To this end, the chapter identifies and explains the essential organization of the blended path and differentiates between its two main types: input front-loading and input back-loading.

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blending processBLL pathpedagogical plandescriptors for input loadinginput front-loadinginput back-loadingblended path scenariosconstructivismautonomyreflectionmetacognitioninputinteractionnegotiation of meaningfeedback
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Creating Effective Blended Language Learning Courses
A Research-Based Guide from Planning to Evaluation
 , pp. 51 - 74
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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