1. Computer-mediated communication in ESL teacher education
- Author
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Alan Hirvela
- Subjects
Cooperative learning ,Community building ,Process (engineering) ,Professional development ,Language and Linguistics ,Teacher education ,Education ,Pedagogy ,Premise ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,Mathematics education ,Sociology ,Computer-mediated communication ,Faculty development - Abstract
This article looks at the use of computer-mediated communication in an ESL teacher education course. A course listserv was established so as to facilitate increased interaction between students on the premise that community building and student collaboration in the construction of knowledge and understanding play important roles in the training of language teachers. The article explores how opportunities for professional growth were enhanced through a process of electronically negotiated understanding as students shared topics of interest and posted comments on those topics.
- Published
- 2006