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Tare, Medha; Golonka, Ewa M.; Vatz, Karen; Bonilla, Carrie L.; Crooks, Carolyn; Strong, Rachel – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
This study examines the importance of interaction for second language (L2) acquisition by analyzing outcomes from two types of out-of-class activities. The study compared: (a) interactive homework, completed via text chat, and (b) individual homework, completed via independent writing. In a between-subjects design, participants in two…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Instructional Design, Second Language Learning, Russian
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Loya, Melody Aye; Cuevas, Mo – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2010
Teaching about racism creates challenging issues for educators and students alike. Using experiential learning and a public-access curriculum to teach about racism and social inequality, graduate and undergraduate students participated in this elective course. The hybrid "minimester" course focused on affective responses to classroom activities,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Writing Assignments, Elective Courses, Class Activities
Viti, Lynne Spigelmire – 1995
Writing 125 is a 13-week course that all first-year students at Wellesley College (Massachusetts) are required to take. One instructor teaches a section of it called "Law in Contemporary Society" which centers writing and reading activities around legal issues, namely "Roe v. Wade" and "Webster v. Cruzan." As an…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication