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Teacher-Student Interaction Styles In The Electronic Environment Of Foreign Language Instruction

Table 1:

No. Criteria Authoritarian teacher Democratic teacher Laissez-faire teacher
1. Determining the components of online learning process Determines the learning content, tasks, their quantity, the way of their implementation and deadlines. Gives the students some freedom to choose the learning content, tasks, their quantity, the way and rate of their implementation in line with the students’ interests, needs and language competence level. Gives the students complete freedom to choose the learning content, tasks, their quantity, the way and rate of their implementation in line with the student’s desires.
2. Organizing online group activities Tends neither to organize online group activities nor to participate in them. In case of group activities - assigns membership and the leader. Organizes online group activities and participates in them helping with everything the students need. Organizes online group activities, but doesn’t participate in them giving the students freedom to divide into groups and choose the leader.
3. Giving the online feedback Gives the clear well-timed feedback, modifies the online education process in view of the results achieved by the students. Gives prompt feedback, modifies the online education process in view of the needs and interests of the students. Gives the feedback when it’s considered necessary.
4. Making online assessment Tends to get all the tasks assessed either manually or automatically. Assesses both the content and the form of the assignments done. Takes into account all the mistakes. Gives marks for some of the assignments, some of them can be checked as “done” or “undone”. Assesses rather the content than the form of the assignments done taking into account only gross mistakes. Tends to assess the fact of task fulfillment rather than its quality. Assesses the content, but not the form of the assignments done.
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