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Distance-learning language courses are gaining ground because they meet contemporary social demands and expand opportunities for access to new knowledge. They also favor interaction among people with similar goals but who live in places where no live learning arrangements are available. Taking Valente (2002), Garrison and Anderson (2000), and other authors for theoretical bases, this paper reflects on the criteria and aspects to be considered when one plans and ministers online teacher training courses. The data were taken from a distance-based university extension course offered on the Moodle learning platform by a university in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The objective was to encourage German language teachers to further develop their own language skills, reflect on aspects of inter-culturality in teaching the target language, and provide experience with current technological resources. This paper describes the elements that proved to be relevant in the creation and planning of the course, based on authors who deal with characteristics of computer-mediated teaching. The importance of this study is related to the fact that little information is available on the planning of courses in online formats. ; Os cursos de línguas a distância vêm ganhando força por se adequarem às demandas sociais contemporâneas e ampliarem as possibilidades de acesso a novos conhecimentos, favorecendo a interação entre pessoas com objetivos semelhantes, mas oriundas de regiões distantes do local no qual os cursos são constituídos e ministrados. Tomando como pressupostos teóricos os estudos de Valente (2002), Garrison e Anderson (2000), entre outros, este trabalho tem como objetivo tecer reflexões acerca dos critérios considerados durante o planejamento e a execução de um curso online voltado para a formação de professores de alemão. Os dados advêm de um curso a distância de extensão universitária, oferecido na plataforma de aprendizagem Moodle de uma universidade do interior de São Paulo, que teve como objetivo levar professores de ...
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