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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Kessler, Greg – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
This study compares characteristics of fluency in student audio journals recorded in a laboratory setting with those recorded using mobile audio devices. Forty graduate students enrolled in four oral communication courses at an American university recorded weekly audio journals for a 10-week term. Students chose the environment in which they…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Speech Communication, Academic Achievement, Laboratories
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Kessler, Greg; Bikowski, Dawn – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
This study reports on attention to meaning among 40 NNS pre-service EFL teachers as they collaboratively constructed a wiki in a 16-week online course. Focus is placed upon the nature of individual and group behavior when attending to meaning in a long-term wiki-based collaborative activity as well as the students' collaborative autonomous…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Group Behavior, English (Second Language)
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Kessler, Greg – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2007
Recent research suggests that there is a general lack of a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) presence in teacher preparation programs. There is also evidence that teachers obtain a majority of their CALL knowledge from informal sources and personal experience rather than through formalized preparation. Further, graduates of these programs…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teacher Education