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Tokunaga, Miki – Journal of English Teaching, 2021
Japanese learners of English are often described as having good English grammar but lacking in fluency. However, with the changes to a more communication-focused English curriculum in the last few decades, this is no longer the norm. This paper will first review the reactions to communication-focused English instructions in Japan and other parts…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Accuracy
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2018
For the forty-first time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains twenty-seven…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Migrant Education, Adult Education
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Pardo-Ballester, Cristina – CALICO Journal, 2012
In order to integrate technology into the language curriculum, it is essential not only to evaluate a program within a second language acquisition (SLA) framework but also to seek the students' attitudes towards the use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) materials. Guided by Chapelle's (2001) framework for CALL evaluation, this paper…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Speech Communication, Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Trent, Jimmie D.; Trent, Judith S. – Association for Communication Administration Bulletin, 1982
Continues to advocate the development of public relations programs in speech communication rather than journalism departments. Discusses advantages and benefits for speech communication students and departments. Suggests that public relations programs include courses in research methodologies, computer technology, and statistics to meet the…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Students, Curriculum Development, Departments
Cronin, Michael; Glenn, Phillip – 1990
Oral communication across the curriculum programs initiated at universities and colleges are likely to experience several problems, including high costs and heavy workloads for faculty. An Oral Communication Program (OCP) designed to overcome potential problems was instituted at Radford University, Virginia. Results of the program's first year…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students, Communication Skills
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Ostheimer, Martha W.; White, Edward M. – Assessing Writing, 2005
Estimates indicate that as much as 80% of an engineer's work time is spent on communicating. Studies done by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Arizona show that engineering firms, as well as ECE graduates, rank writing ability as the most important skill in determining engineers' success, even above…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Engineering Education, Speech Communication, Portfolio Assessment