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Peer reviewedJex, William W. – CALICO Journal, 1988
Presents a conservative assessment of the introduction of microcomputers to assist English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction. New York University's American Language Institute's experiences with microcomputers and word processing programs are reported, and an effective, specialized taxonomy of applications of word processing to ESL…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Dalgish, Gerard M. – 1984
This review focuses on microcomputer software designed to improve the writing skills of students of English as a Second Language (ESL) at the college level. It presents a case for the use of computers in teaching ESL, provides guidelines and suggestions for evaluating or creating software and programs, and reviews representative software,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria
Strunk, Sandra J. – 1991
This handbook, developed for an adult learning center in Pennsylvania, uses word processing instruction on Apple IIe computers to promote student writing. The handbook was designed for use by adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English-as-a-Second-Language students who read at a fourth-grade level or higher. In the 15…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Smith, Frank – 1983
Miniaturized computer technology can raise both language and education beyond the current capacity to understand. Children's learning is more complex, powerful, and subtle than it is usually given credit for, and language is more elaborate and intricate than is generally realized. Computers must be used carefully, but they offer many…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, English (Second Language)
Pannwitt, Barbara – Curriculum Report, 1984
The second of a three-part series on computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this report focuses on the use of microcomputers in business education, English, social studies, foreign languages, bilingual education, and ESL (English as a Second Language). Since all these areas involve writing, a discussion of word processors and word processing…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Download full textBenesch, Sarah – 1987
A study examined the effects of using a microcomputer for writing on the composing processes and attitudes toward writing of three non-native college students. The subjects were a Korean, an Egyptian, and a Pole, former students of remedial writing in English as a second language (ESL). The data used included multiple drafts from a previous…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Computer Uses in Education, English (Second Language)
