Digital Portfolios--Providing a New Learning Modality for EFL Students
For the past years,technological innovation in terms of increased computer processing speed,seemingly unlimited storage capacity,faster internet connection,simplicity of operations,and affordability,have all contributed to making the computer a ubiquitous part of our daily living.Such phenomenon did not only change the way students learn,but it also changed the students perception of text.Within such paradigm,the rise in popularity of the concept of digital portfolios,social networking,and cyber community have all contributed to the advancement of educational technology.In light of these issues,this quasi-experimental case study shall attempt to analyze the influence of maintaining a digital portfolio with regards to the students Business English language learning.Participants are a group of 30 students from the Applied Foreign Languages (AFL) department of a Science and Technology University in Taiwan.Data collected includes classroom observation logs,focus-group discussion logs,and students digital portfolios and reflection logs.Results show that students did not only improved their English Language proficiencies,but also increased their critical thinking skills.Findings of the study shall be able to provide additional insights in the use of digital tools in teaching EFL students Business English.
Quasi-experimental study blog writing digital communities English for Specific Purpose (ESP) educational technology
Gregory Ching Sou-Chen Lee
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Chinese Taipe Department of Multimedia and Game Science, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Chinese Tai
国际会议
Conference on Creative Education (创新教育国际学术会议(CCE2012))
上海
英文
420-423
2012-04-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）