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Coffelt, Tina A.; Grauman, Dale; Smith, Frances L. M. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2019
Employers provide their interpretation of the meaning of "communication skills" in this qualitative study of 22 managers. Employers understand written communication to be types of documents, a way to write, and a mode of communication. Oral communication skills mean a style of interacting, presenting, and conducting meetings. Visual…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employers, Communication Skills, Written Language
Colón, Valeriana – Commission for International Adult Education, 2015
In the age of technology, educators are encouraged to incorporate online resources into their teaching, but the effectiveness of these resources on learning and the student perspective is rarely taken into consideration. A key aspect to the assessment of online resources for international students is the user's perspective. Culture has a…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Online Courses
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Yanguas, Íñigo; Flores, Alayne – JALT CALL Journal, 2014
The present study had two main goals: to explore performance differences in a task-based environment between face-to-face (FTF) and oral computer-mediated communication (OCMC) groups, and to investigate the relationship between trait-like willingness to communicate (WTC) and performance in the FTF and OCMC groups. Students from two intact…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Oral Language, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communication
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Hardison, Debra M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2014
Research on the effectiveness of short-term study-abroad (SA) programs for improving oral skills has shown mixed results. In this study, 24 L2 German learners (L1 English) provided pre- and post-SA speech samples addressing a hypothetical situation and completed surveys on cross-cultural interest and adaptability; L2 communication affect,…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Oral Language
Chauncey, Sarah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The ability to interact with peers and coworkers in online digital networks is essential in learning and business environments. Our digital participatory culture is based on communication in response to purposeful activity and is facilitated by information and communication technologies (ICT). Students with emotional, behavioral, and learning…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Social Theories
Lewis, Tisha Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation examines the digital literacy practices of an urban African-American family. Using an ethnographic case study approach (Stake, 2000), this qualitative study explores the multiple ways a mother (Larnee) and son (Gerard) interacted with digital literacies in the home. Situated within the framework of sociocultural traditions from…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Oral Language, Discourse Analysis, Family Literacy