Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 43-54 |
| Journal | Electronic Journal of e-Learning |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Academic Discourse
- Asynchronous Communication
- Blended Learning
- Computer Mediated Communication
- Computer Software
- Electronic Learning
- Electronic Mail
- English (Second Language)
- Foreign Countries
- Foreign Students
- Graduate Students
- Graduate Study
- Higher Education
- Information Technology
- Israel
- Language Tests
- Second Language Learning
- Student Evaluation
- Teaching Methods
- Technical Writing
- Technology Integration
- Technology Uses in Education
- Test of English as a Foreign Language
- Visual Aids
- Writing (Composition)
- Writing Assignments
- Writing Instruction
- Writing Processes
