SUCCESS IN ONLINE LANGUAGE TEACHING

When it comes to teaching languages online it is crucial to know and be able to master the different possibilities offered by internet: online distance courses, video conferencing, video courses or platforms and online applications for language learning. If we want to achieve high shares of success in our online language courses, we must know our student's profile to be able to offer the course that best suits their needs. In addition, we must take into account aspects such as nationality, age and motivation in order to properly choose contents, objectives, methodology and materials. Although, without any doubt; the key to success in online courses will be the adequate training of teachers. In this article we will analyse the different options we can find in online language education. Moreover we will offer guidelines to get the most out of each of the different methods that currently exist as well as discussing the steps we must take to optimize online courses and what actions should be avoided in order to be able to succeed in online teaching.