ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 40
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#40 | November 24, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: Using Web 2.0 Tools for Alternative Assessment of ESL Students Video: ‘My English’: Second Language Acquisition as Individual and Social…
Research Paper: ‘Effect of Using Facebook to Assist English for Business Communication Course Instruction’ by Ru-Chu Shin
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#40 | November 24, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
This paper aimed to explore the effect of incorporating blended learning with Facebook and peer assessment for English for Business Communication course for college students. A total of 111 students from a public technological university participated in this study. The participants were divided into three Facebook site groups. A mixed method consisting of qualitative and quantitative approaches was employed to analyze the collected data, including the pre- and post-tests, qualitative data of peer assessment on Facebook sites, interview, a student self-efficacy scale, and a self-developed satisfaction survey questionnaire. (more…)
Research Paper: ‘Solving the Problems of Designing and Teaching a Packed English for Specific Purposes Course’ by Belinda Ho
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#40 | November 24, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
Background: In an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course offered to a department in a university in Hong Kong preparing the students for their internship, students were expected to learn to write and engage in spoken activities related to a number of documents over a period of 13 weeks. Having to achieve so many learning outcomes within so short a period of time, course designers and teachers encountered problems.
Aims and methods: This paper describes an attempt to solve the problems arising from such a packed course in several ways through action research. (more…)