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Myles, Johanne – TESL-EJ, 2009
In recent years, an increasing number of university students in Canada speak a home language other than English, which can put added pressure on the kinds of linguistic, cultural, and academic support they may require in their tertiary education and in the workplace. Indeed, communication difficulties can surface in the workplace for students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Special Purposes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Teaching Methods
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Braley, Susan – E-Learning, 2005
The study "New Media in the Humanities: from metaphors of inevitability to metaphors of possibility," argues that using digital technologies in humanities classrooms (at the post-secondary level) is transformative for both students and professors. It begins by identifying and then allaying the fears that scholars in the humanities…
Descriptors: Internet, Humanities, Educational Technology, Figurative Language