Contradictions in a Distance Course for a Marginalized Population at a Middle Eastern University

This study explores six cases of non-native English speaking students engaged in a distance English-medium course on critical thinking at a university in Iran. Framed within activity theory, the study investigated students’ course-related activity systems with a particular focus on contradictions th...

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Main Authors: Irshat Madyarov, Aida Taef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2012-04-01
Series:International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
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Online Access:http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1180/2139