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ERIC Number: EJ660693
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Technology as a Tool for Literacy in the Age of Information: Implications for the ESL Classroom.
Kasper, Loretta F.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v30 n2 p129-44 Dec 2002
Notes that to be considered literate in the age of information demands functional, academic, critical, and technological skills. Contends that technology must become an integral part of English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. Describes how to use the Internet as part of a sustained content-based pedagogy to develop ESL students' literacy skills through an activity called "focus discipline research." (PM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Hypermedia, Independent Study, Internet, Literacy, Reading Achievement, Student Evaluation, Student Role, Teacher Role, Technology Integration, Two Year Colleges, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: English in a New Key.