Students Take Flight with Daedalus: Learning Spanish in a Networked Classroom  

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Chavez, Carmen L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Foreign Language Annals (Full Text; di PROQUEST 2004 - terbaru) vol. 30 no. 1 (1997), page 27-37.
Fulltext: 30_01_Chávez.pdf (754.03KB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/FLA/30 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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While incorporating computer technology is timeconsuming and may be chal- lenging for the language instructor, there is no need to reinvent the wheel when using com- puters in the classroom for the first time. Teachers in the second language classroom can benefit from the advances made in Writing Across the Cum‘culum (WAC) programs. Leaders in this field encourage instructors to incorporate writing in all disciplines in order to develop criti- cal thinking skills and prepare students for the workplace. Using computers as a medium for teaching a second language increases the amount of writing and trains the students to use com- puters in their discipline. Current research in composition theory maintains that students learn a grammatical structure more effectively when it is used in context. Bringing technological innovation to the second lan- guage classroom will enhance student interest and learning. This article describes the use of Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment (DIWE) in the networked computer classroom to teach Spanish grammar and compositio

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