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Leon, Kendall; Pinkert, Laurie A.; Trauth Taylor, Kathryn – Composition Studies, 2017
In this article, we detail our findings from a case study of three instructors as they newly implemented service-learning pedagogies into their first year writing classes. Drawing on the instructors' perspectives as part of a larger programmatic assessment, we demonstrate that a service-learning curriculum can broadly foster learning outcomes for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Service Learning, Writing Teachers, Writing Instruction
Jiang, Dongmei – International Journal of Higher Education, 2016
This study investigated the effect of cooperative learning on writing anxiety alleviation through a pre-test/post-test assessment. 120 EFL learners from a Chinese polytechnic institute were assigned into two groups: one experimental (cooperative writing) and the other comparison (solitary writing). Results revealed that cooperative learning…
Descriptors: Writing Apprehension, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Gözpinar, Halis – Online Submission, 2014
The research is expected to contribute to the study of proverbs in foreign language acquisition to develop intercultural competence and fill in the gap in foreign language teacher education. The research investigates what attitudes English teachers in Turkey and Georgia have towards the teaching of proverbs in foreign language classrooms and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Languages
Schmitigal, Linda – 1993
Twenty-two students in a business communications course engaged in a collaborative project with several Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, business enterprises. After the students had acquired introductory skills that would enable them to perform effectively, they were divided into six groups and began working with representatives from local businesses…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Educational Strategies, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Dittman, Nancy A. – 1995
The administrative communications course at Bloomsburg University has dual goals: to improve written and oral communication skills and to improve global business communication skills. Thus an opportunity exists to create projects that require graduate students to learn about other countries and other peoples. A project--writing a business plan for…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Class Activities, Collaborative Writing
Goff-Kfouri, Carol Ann – 2001
Research has shown that although university instructors of English as a Second Language are aware of the benefits that active learning can bring the student, teacher-centered, traditional lecture method classes are still the norm. Resistance to change is due in part to large class sizes, limited instruction hours, and the perception that proactive…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Business Communication, Business English, Case Studies
Ackerman, Richard; Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia – 1995
This paper presents findings of a study that examined case-study teaching methods, specifically, the use of case stories in the training of educational administrators. A case story blends aspects of the case-study methods with storytelling. The case-story approach asks students to develop case stories, using their personal experience to create…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Administrator Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies