| Autor: |
Lier, Leo, Cavalcanti, Marilda C., Macià, Elisabet Arnó, Cervera, Antonia Soler, Ramos, Carmen Rueda, Janks, Hilary, Kramsch, Claire, Pennycook, Alastair, Lasagabaster, David, Sierra, Juan Manuel |
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Information Technology in Languages for Specific Purposes; 2006, p157-176, 20p |
| Abstrakt: |
The participants in this study used CALL programs in self-access mode. Therefore, the benefits of classroom interaction and explicit linkage to the curriculum were missing. As a result of this, their answers might have been different if these programs had been fully integrated into the curriculum and students could have benefited from the presence of the lecturer. We believe that this study could have a follow-up in which some more information could be gathered from the students. Thus, computer logs would allow us to see what software was used and for how long; students’ diaries could provide us with more detailed opinions; finally, interviews would surely refine the students’ and researchers’ opinions. An interview could help us clarify what students understand by reading or speaking, a controversial issue as previously stated. Many students and researchers may consider the repetition of sentences, for example, as a speaking activity, whereas others would just regard it as reading aloud for pronunciation practice, as there is a lack of genuine communicative purpose or interaction. In any case, and from our perspective, careful analysis of software programs carried out by the teachers involved in the courses, together with students’ reflections, will undoubtedly help to refine the pedagogical quality of these materials and their usage to better meet our LSP students’ needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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