TY - GEN
T1 - English for academic purposes in Israel
T2 - 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2007
AU - Rubin, Bella
AU - Sarid, Helen
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This exploratory study investigates, from the perspectives of learners and teachers, how e-learning is implemented in the domain of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), particularly in the teaching of reading and writing skills in universities and colleges in Israel. The study adapts Ben Shneiderman's [1] view that learner-centered measures should be used to evaluate educational progress. The study was conducted in a natural setting, using a grounded approach and qualitative interpretation of data. Teachers who used e-learning responded to open-ended questions about their practices. Their students responded to open-ended questions which explored their perceptions of learning outcomes in academic language courses. To elicit in-depth reflection, volunteer students and teachers were interviewed. The findings may lay the groundwork for future studies exploring how e-learning affects students' learning strategies, teacher/student relationships, the very nature of the classroom, to name but a few theoretical and pedagogical issues encountered.
AB - This exploratory study investigates, from the perspectives of learners and teachers, how e-learning is implemented in the domain of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), particularly in the teaching of reading and writing skills in universities and colleges in Israel. The study adapts Ben Shneiderman's [1] view that learner-centered measures should be used to evaluate educational progress. The study was conducted in a natural setting, using a grounded approach and qualitative interpretation of data. Teachers who used e-learning responded to open-ended questions about their practices. Their students responded to open-ended questions which explored their perceptions of learning outcomes in academic language courses. To elicit in-depth reflection, volunteer students and teachers were interviewed. The findings may lay the groundwork for future studies exploring how e-learning affects students' learning strategies, teacher/student relationships, the very nature of the classroom, to name but a few theoretical and pedagogical issues encountered.
KW - Blended learning
KW - E-learning
KW - EAP
KW - Perceived learning outcomes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38149116102&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-73283-9_84
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-73283-9_84
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AN - SCOPUS:38149116102
SN - 9783540732822
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 776
EP - 785
BT - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
PB - Springer Verlag
Y2 - 22 July 2007 through 27 July 2007
ER -
