ERIC Number: EJ1099124
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 12
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Teaching Scientific/Academic Writing in the Digital Age
Peretz, Arna
Electronic Journal of e-Learning, v3 n1 p43-54 2005
This paper describes a graduate-level scientific/academic writing course for non-native speakers (NNS) of English at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel, which is taught in a technology-enhanced or blended learning environment. The use and integration of electronic discourses, such as email and Powerpoint, on-screen marking techniques, and submission of written assignments and writing consultancies by email, and asynchronous online discussion forums are described. Features of the HighLearn course-supporting WEB site, which enable the integration of discussion forums into the writing course, are explained. Results of teacher-initiated student evaluations and advantages and dilemmas of teaching scientific/academic writing in the digital age are discussed. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research and suggestions for the further integration of ICT in the scientific/academic writing course.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Academic Discourse, Information Technology, Electronic Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Technical Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Graduate Study, Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Computer Mediated Communication, Writing Processes, Graduate Students, Language Tests, Foreign Students, Writing Assignments, Student Evaluation, Electronic Mail, Visual Aids, Computer Software
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English as a Foreign Language
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