On opinion polls concentrated on language teaching, students often say the texts and exercise books are neither up-to-date nor motivating. One way how to meet their demands is distance education by means of on-line courses. This form enables students to compose these courses from some up-to-date audio and video files which can be downloaded from the internet. Podcasting is very useful for automatic searches on web sites chosen by the instructor.
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