Teachers' Grammar on the Electronic Highway: Design Criteria for "Telegram.".

Wu, Kamyin; Tsui, Amy B. M.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Teachers' Grammar on the Electronic Highway: Design Criteria for "Telegram."

Wu, Kamyin; Tsui, Amy B. M.

System, v25 n2 p169-83 Jun 1997

Discusses the rationale and criteria for developing "Telegram," an electronic grammar database for English-as-a- Second-Language teachers in Hong Kong. Describes the importance of explicit grammatical knowledge in effective language teaching, and describes the design criteria for "Telegram," which aims to provide a body of content knowledge and pedagogic content knowledge relevant to English language teaching. (29 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Educational Technology, Electronic Classrooms, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Knowledge Level, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Standards, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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