Dissertations / Theses: 'Videoconferencing in language education'

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EHRLICH-MARTIN, SUZANNE M. "A CASE STUDY OF AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE TAUGHT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148057666.

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Martin, Veronique. "Mediational effects of desktop-videoconferencing telecollaborative exchanges on the intercultural communicative competence of students of french as a foreign language." Thesis, State University of New York at Albany, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3603261.

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Since the early 2000s, foreign language practitioners and researchers have shown an increasing interest in exploring the affordances of multimodal telecollaborative environments for the linguistic and intercultural development of their students. Due in part to their inherent complexity, one-on-one desktop-videoconferencing contexts have not been widely explored. To this end, this study investigates if and how American students of French engaged in a telecollaborative exchange with a class of French students are able to develop their Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) through online interaction and the completion of a collaborative task. Adopting a case study approach, the video-recorded sessions of three dyads are analyzed in conjunction with data from background surveys, autobiographies, journal entries, and email exchanges. To observe ICC development, we use a combination of a priori categories based on the « Attitude » component of Byram's (1997) model and a set of emerging themes (Boyatzis, 1998) gathered from the data. This choice of methodology provides an in-depth picture of the participants' production of Attitudes, that is, the willingness to show value to their partners or prioritize self over the course of the exchange. The results of the study indicate that one-on-one desktop-video conferencing can support the development of ICC and that task work bears upon the types and production of Attitudes. In addition, it is found that the production of Attitudes is not proficiency-dependent. The results also further suggest that there are differences in the way male and female participants engage in intercultural interaction.

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Wang, Yuping, and n/a. "An Inquiry Into Oral-Visual Interaction Via Internet-Based Desktop Videoconferencing for Language Acquisition at a Distance." Griffith University. Griffith Business School, 2005. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070215.132816.

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The research contained in this thesis involves three interdisciplinary dimensions: Distance Language Education (DLE) as the context of the research, videoconferencing as the technology, and the provision of oral and visual interaction in DLE as the core research problem. Though DLE is increasingly gaining importance at the start of 21st century, the inadequate provision of real-time oral-visual interaction still remains a major deficiency. To be more precise, DLE is still producing language learners who cannot speak the target language. I have outlined the urgency in solving this problem (Wang, 2004a), and it is precisely this urgency that grounds this research. This thesis therefore aims to answer the following central research question: in what ways is oral-visual interaction via videoconferencing able to facilitate L2 acquisition at a distance? In the course of answering the central research question, the following subsidiary questions are closely investigated: 1. What are the needs of distance learners in terms of L2 acquisition? 2. What are the benefits and limitations of videoconferencing-supported oral and visual interaction in the process of L2 acquisition? 3. What are the implications and potential of such interaction for L2 acquisition in distance mode? This thesis is set against a background of research on the importance of interaction in second language (L2) acquisition and the capabilities of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC). Interaction has been regarded as an integral part of communicative language learning, which promotes L2 acquisition (see Gass, 2003; Hall, 1995; Kitade, 2000; Lantolf, 1994; Mitchell & Myles, 1998; Ohta, 1995; Swain & Lapkin,1995). However, the preliminary study in this research established that, in the context of DLE, this interactive dimension has been inadequately provided, and that distance language learners do need an improved platform for L2 acquisition, especially in terms of acquiring speaking skills. The distance factor in distance language education calls for the employment of technology as a medium to provide an interactive platform for oral and visual interaction. Thus, the empirical dimension of this research, involving the participation of both on-campus and distance language learners, witnesses a two-stage evaluation of a particular Internet-based desktop videoconferencing tool, NetMeeting. In this evaluation, NetMeeting was used to conduct videoconferencing sessions, in which the teacher and participants could see and hear each other during the completion of meaning-based tasks. A great deal of original data was collected from the qualitative evaluation in regard to the benefits and limitations of videoconferencing-supported oral and visual interaction in the process of L2 acquisition in distance mode. This evaluation is approached from two aspects: the technological capabilities and pedagogical values of videoconferencing. Recommendations on the use of videoconferencing and videoconferencing task designs are proposed on the basis of the research findings. These recommendations are highly significant for practitioners in this field. Following Murray (1999), a combination of data collection methods was employed in an attempt to effectively explore the scope and depth of the participants' learning experience through videoconferencing. These methods include pre- and post-trial written surveys, in-depth post-session and post-trial interviews, videotaped videoconferencing sessions and the researcher's personal observation. Qualitative data analysis methods were adopted. Particularly important is the use of Varonis and Gass's (1985) model for analysing the negotiation routines during meaning-based task completion. The contributions of this research are manifold. Theoretically, the research updates key definitions in DLE and CMC in keeping with recent developments in each respective field. In so doing, this thesis puts forward a theory of an emerging fourth generation DLE with synchronous oral-visual interaction as its defining feature (Wang & Sun, 2001), and also proposes a new taxonomy in CMC (Wang, 2004). Both theories categorize more precisely the different roles played by different technologies and their implications for different learner goals. Empirically, this research first develops criteria for selecting appropriate videoconferencing tools (Wang & Sun, 2001) and criteria for evaluating the appropriateness of videoconferencing tasks. These two sets of criteria were then applied in the two-stage evaluation of NetMeeting, yielding useful data (Wang, 2004a; Wang, 2004b). This research also contributes to our understanding of videoconferencing task design and performance principles. The significant findings from this research confirm that Internet-based desktop videoconferencing is capable of supporting oral-visual interaction in DLE and leads to significant improvements in L2 acquisition. Most importantly, this study informs future research into the nature of oral-visual interaction enabled by videoconferencing by demonstrating how and in what ways such interaction facilitates L2 acquisition. The rapid development of computer technology makes publishing the contributions of this study an ongoing part of this research, in order to maintain the originality of this study. Some of the findings have been published in top-ranking international journals (see Wang and Sun, 2001; Wang, 2004a; Wang, 2004b). This study addresses a real and urgent need in distance language learning - the provision of oral-visual interaction. Findings from this research shed light on many issues untreated in the literature and in the practices of DLE. They also point to possible future trends in the globalisation of education because the effects of the pedagogical distance between the learner and education provider may be neutralized, or at least, minimized, through the use of CMC.

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Wang, Yuping. "An Inquiry Into Oral-Visual Interaction Via Internet-Based Desktop Videoconferencing for Language Acquisition at a Distance." Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365681.

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The research contained in this thesis involves three interdisciplinary dimensions: Distance Language Education (DLE) as the context of the research, videoconferencing as the technology, and the provision of oral and visual interaction in DLE as the core research problem. Though DLE is increasingly gaining importance at the start of 21st century, the inadequate provision of real-time oral-visual interaction still remains a major deficiency. To be more precise, DLE is still producing language learners who cannot speak the target language. I have outlined the urgency in solving this problem (Wang, 2004a), and it is precisely this urgency that grounds this research. This thesis therefore aims to answer the following central research question: in what ways is oral-visual interaction via videoconferencing able to facilitate L2 acquisition at a distance? In the course of answering the central research question, the following subsidiary questions are closely investigated: 1. What are the needs of distance learners in terms of L2 acquisition? 2. What are the benefits and limitations of videoconferencing-supported oral and visual interaction in the process of L2 acquisition? 3. What are the implications and potential of such interaction for L2 acquisition in distance mode? This thesis is set against a background of research on the importance of interaction in second language (L2) acquisition and the capabilities of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC). Interaction has been regarded as an integral part of communicative language learning, which promotes L2 acquisition (see Gass, 2003; Hall, 1995; Kitade, 2000; Lantolf, 1994; Mitchell & Myles, 1998; Ohta, 1995; Swain & Lapkin,1995). However, the preliminary study in this research established that, in the context of DLE, this interactive dimension has been inadequately provided, and that distance language learners do need an improved platform for L2 acquisition, especially in terms of acquiring speaking skills. The distance factor in distance language education calls for the employment of technology as a medium to provide an interactive platform for oral and visual interaction. Thus, the empirical dimension of this research, involving the participation of both on-campus and distance language learners, witnesses a two-stage evaluation of a particular Internet-based desktop videoconferencing tool, NetMeeting. In this evaluation, NetMeeting was used to conduct videoconferencing sessions, in which the teacher and participants could see and hear each other during the completion of meaning-based tasks. A great deal of original data was collected from the qualitative evaluation in regard to the benefits and limitations of videoconferencing-supported oral and visual interaction in the process of L2 acquisition in distance mode. This evaluation is approached from two aspects: the technological capabilities and pedagogical values of videoconferencing. Recommendations on the use of videoconferencing and videoconferencing task designs are proposed on the basis of the research findings. These recommendations are highly significant for practitioners in this field. Following Murray (1999), a combination of data collection methods was employed in an attempt to effectively explore the scope and depth of the participants' learning experience through videoconferencing. These methods include pre- and post-trial written surveys, in-depth post-session and post-trial interviews, videotaped videoconferencing sessions and the researcher's personal observation. Qualitative data analysis methods were adopted. Particularly important is the use of Varonis and Gass's (1985) model for analysing the negotiation routines during meaning-based task completion. The contributions of this research are manifold. Theoretically, the research updates key definitions in DLE and CMC in keeping with recent developments in each respective field. In so doing, this thesis puts forward a theory of an emerging fourth generation DLE with synchronous oral-visual interaction as its defining feature (Wang & Sun, 2001), and also proposes a new taxonomy in CMC (Wang, 2004). Both theories categorize more precisely the different roles played by different technologies and their implications for different learner goals. Empirically, this research first develops criteria for selecting appropriate videoconferencing tools (Wang & Sun, 2001) and criteria for evaluating the appropriateness of videoconferencing tasks. These two sets of criteria were then applied in the two-stage evaluation of NetMeeting, yielding useful data (Wang, 2004a; Wang, 2004b). This research also contributes to our understanding of videoconferencing task design and performance principles. The significant findings from this research confirm that Internet-based desktop videoconferencing is capable of supporting oral-visual interaction in DLE and leads to significant improvements in L2 acquisition. Most importantly, this study informs future research into the nature of oral-visual interaction enabled by videoconferencing by demonstrating how and in what ways such interaction facilitates L2 acquisition. The rapid development of computer technology makes publishing the contributions of this study an ongoing part of this research, in order to maintain the originality of this study. Some of the findings have been published in top-ranking international journals (see Wang and Sun, 2001; Wang, 2004a; Wang, 2004b). This study addresses a real and urgent need in distance language learning - the provision of oral-visual interaction. Findings from this research shed light on many issues untreated in the literature and in the practices of DLE. They also point to possible future trends in the globalisation of education because the effects of the pedagogical distance between the learner and education provider may be neutralized, or at least, minimized, through the use of CMC.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith Business School
Griffith Business School
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Xiao, Mingli. "An Empirical Study of Using Internet-Based Desktop Videoconferencing in an EFL Setting." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1194703859.

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Chimeva, Yordanka. "Negotiating interactions and addressing communication breakdowns in foreign language telecollaborative projects through videoconferencing." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/672667.

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Telecollaboration through videoconferencing is one way of responding to the present situation in education resulting from the current COVID-19 pandemic as well as from globalization and innovation in information and communication technology. The main purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the interactional strategies, patterns of negotiated interactions and communication strategies that secondary school learners of English as a foreign language use during task-based telecollaborative interactions with secondary school learners of English from a different cultural and linguistic background. The study focuses on two telecollaborative projects in which the same participants from Bulgaria and students from two different schools in Spain took part in synchronous videoconferencing sessions discussing culture related topics. Various data collection instruments were used in order to provide triangulation of the findings, namely, video recordings of the telecollaborative interactions, interviews, questionnaires and field observations. Both quantitative analysis with descriptive statistics and qualitative data analysis are provided. By presenting and analyzing three case studies the investigation provides invaluable information about learners’ communicative behavior in telecollaborative educational settings. The study found that adolescent non-native participants demonstrate different behaviors and utilize resources with varying frequency depending on who their interlocutor is. We further point out potential factors for these variations and provide recommendations for setting up telecollaborative projects.
La videoconferència és una manera de donar resposta a l'estat actual de l'educació derivada de l'actual pandèmia de COVID-19, així com a la globalització i innovació en tecnologies de la informació i la comunicació. L'objectiu principal d'aquesta tesi és investigar les estratègies d'interacció, els patrons d'interaccions negociades i les estratègies de comunicació utilitzades pels estudiants de secundària que aprenen anglès com a llengua estrangera durant les interaccions telecolaboratives amb altres estudiants de secundària en un entorn cultural i lingüístic diferent. L'estudi se centra en dos projectes telecolaboratius en els quals els mateixos participants de Bulgària i alumnes de dues escoles diferents d'Espanya van participar en sessions de videoconferència síncrona parlant de temes relacionats amb la cultura. Es van utilitzar diverses eines de recopilació de dades per proporcionar triangulació de conclusions: enregistraments de vídeo d'interaccions telecolíborants, entrevistes, qüestionaris i observacions de camp. Es proporcionen tant anàlisis quantitatives amb estadístiques descriptives com anàlisis qualitatives de dades. Mitjançant la presentació i l'anàlisi de tres casos pràctics, la recerca proporciona valuosa informació sobre el comportament comunicatiu dels estudiants en entorns educatius telecolaboratius. L'estudi va trobar que els participants adolescents no nadius demostren diferents comportaments i utilitzen recursos amb diferents freqüències en funció de qui sigui el seu interlocutor. A més, apuntem a possibles factors per a aquestes variacions i donem recomanacions per a la creació de projectes telecolaboratius.
La telecolaboración a través de videoconferencia es una forma de responder a la situación actual de la educación resultante de la actual pandemia COVID-19, así como de la globalización y la innovación en tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. El objetivo principal de esta tesis es investigar las estrategias de interacción, patrones de interacciones negociadas y estrategias de comunicación que utilizan los estudiantes de secundaria que aprenden inglés como lengua extranjera durante las interacciones telecolaborativas con otros estudiantes de secundaria de un entorno cultural y lingüístico diferente. El estudio se centra en dos proyectos telecolaborativos en los que los mismos participantes de Bulgaria y estudiantes de dos escuelas diferentes de España participaron en sesiones sincrónicas de videoconferencia hablando sobre temas relacionados con la cultura. Se utilizaron diversos instrumentos de recopilación de datos con el fin de proporcionar la triangulación de las conclusiones: grabaciones en vídeo de interacciones telecolaborativas, entrevistas, cuestionarios y observaciones sobre el terreno. Se proporcionan tanto análisis cuantitativos con estadísticas descriptivas como análisis cualitativos de datos. Al presentar y analizar tres estudios de caso, la investigación proporciona valiosa información sobre el comportamiento comunicativo de los estudiantes en entornos educativos telecolaborativos. El estudio encontró que los participantes adolescentes no nativos demuestran diferentes comportamientos y utilizan recursos con frecuencia variable dependiendo de quién sea su interlocutor. Además, señalamos posibles factores para estas variaciones y proporcionamos recomendaciones para la creación de proyectos telecolaborativos.

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Vroonland, David W. "An Analysis of the Effect of Distance Learning on Student Self-Efficacy of Junior High School Spanish Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2004. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4563/.

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Prior to the development of interactive television, schools that were either geographically isolated or financially restricted were often unable to provide courses that may have been essential for students. Interactive television has helped such school districts provide appropriate courses for their students. Because student self-efficacy is a significant indicator of student success, the relationship between distance learning and students' self-efficacy requires research. The problem of the study was to examine the impact of site location in a distance learning environment on student self-efficacy in Spanish instruction. The participants in this study were junior high school students enrolled in distance-learning Spanish classes at two junior high schools in a north central Texas independent school district. All of the students were taught by the same instructor. The age range of the students was from 11 to 14 years of age, and all students were in either the seventh or the eighth grade. Students took a modified version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire at the end of each treatment. Using the counterbalanced design, each subject was matched to themselves. T-tests for nonindependent samples were used to compare the two treatments. The findings indicate that there is no significant difference in the level of student self-efficacy by site location. The findings in this study support the use of distance learning as a medium for Spanish instruction at the junior high school level. Because of the strong statistical relationship between self-efficacy and student performance, teachers and administrators can reasonably believe that site location will not hamper their students' success.

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Goldberg, Lydia. "Videoconferencing pathways to interaction." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22590.

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The rapid convergence of technologies of communication into a multimedia environment taking place over the last decade has created a new interest in the possibilities offered by videoconferencing systems. We are thus beginning to see the expansion of the potential for various levels of human interaction mediated by video in both business and educational domains. Through the support of the technologically mediated environment, people now have the capability to travel across time and space, meeting with other individuals, seemingly as if face-to-face. The purpose of this thesis is to explore more fully some of the issues of the new communication technologies (differences between face-to-face and mediated communication, changes to our conceptions of time and space, and problems of privacy and surveillance) and specifically how they apply to various videoconferencing scenarios as well as to a more detailed case study of a teleteaching experiment conducted recently at a French research institute.

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Kysely, Andrea. "Couples education via videoconferencing: bridging the demand gap." Thesis, Curtin University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2565.

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The Australian study is the first to provide evidence for couples intervention via videoconferencing as a viable alternative to face-to-face. Thirty couples were randomly assigned to either a face-to-face, or videoconferencing condition, and completed a couples behavioural education program. Through qualitative analysis several themes were identified, reflecting open-mindedness, acceptance, satisfaction, and the establishment of a strong working alliance. Statistical analysis further supported these finding, showing no significant effect of the technology, and positive clinical outcomes.

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Daunt, Carol. "The nature of interaction in educational videoconferencing." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1999. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36617/1/36617_Duant_1999.pdf.

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This study investigates the nature of interaction that can be achieved in educational videoconferencing and what adaptations (if any) to teaching and learning strategies are necessary. In particular it examines the following: 1. What impact does the technology have on the interactions? 2. Do lecturers have to make adaptations to teaching strategies? 3. Do students have to make adaptations to learning strategies? 4. Can a 'dialogical' approach be used effectively in videoconferencing? During the latter half of 1994, two lecturing staff at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) used videoconferencing for tutorials, in conjunction with distance education materials, to deliver one subject of a Master of Education course (Organisational Culture and Education Leadership) and assess the adequacy of this mode of delivery for quality teaching and learning in a higher education program. The lecturers were highly experienced university personnel who had delivered this subject face-to-face using a dialogical approach in their lectures. The student group comprised eight mature-age students all located at a provincial centre approximately three hours' drive from Brisbane. All of the participants were educational practitioners: two school principals, one deputy principal, one subject master, three education officers at School Support Centres and one Pre-school teacher (seven females, one male). A review of the literature showed interaction is an important element in learning, but that very few studies on the use of videoconferencing for education have focused on the nature of interaction that can be achieved through the medium. Therefore, this study will make a significant addition to the body of knowledge about how this relatively new communications technology can be employed for educational purposes. This study is based on a mixed-method evaluation design that included an action research process coupled with an interaction analysis. The two research methods form two distinct stages of the study, i.e. action research throughout the planning and delivery of the videoconference sessions, combined with an interaction analysis of videotapes of the videoconference sessions. This mixed-method design was appropriate for this study in order to maximise the data that had been collected, allowing a deeper investigation of the nature of interaction. This study found that videoconferencing allowed the lecturers to replicate the on-campus interaction that is often lacking in distance education programs. Of significance was the fact that the technology did permit the full engagement of these students as adult learners, and experienced professionals, in an approach based on critical reflection, deep learning and metacognition. The study showed that a very high level of interaction comparable in effect to the face-to-face situation, can be achieved and students at this level are able to maintain that interaction for long periods of time. Major findings of the study include: • High quality voice and vision contributed to the ability to interact. • Room layout has an effect on interaction. • User confidence and competence contributed positively to the ability to interact. • Sessions in which dynamic interaction and engagement occurred were successfully conducted for periods of 90 minutes. • Lecturers were able to replicate their current teaching style that relied heavily on a dialogical approach. • Students resented the loss of control in structured videoconferences and expressed higher levels of satisfaction when they were active in setting the agenda. • The established group and consequent group dynamics had a positive effect on the interaction. • Interaction was valued by the students as a teaching/learning strategy. • It appears that the nature of interaction is more important than the amount. This study supports the literature in several areas, but challenges it in others. It confirms research which found that the technology was conducive to highly interactive sessions and hence of benefit in the delivery of educational programs, but challenges the assumptions and recommendations that effective videoconference sessions need to employ different teaching strategies and be structured and focused, including pre-prepared agendas and controlled question and answer procedures. However, due to the size and nature of this particular group of students and lecturers, these notions are not rejected completely, and the conclusions and findings of the study must be recognised as specific to this group under given conditions. While the research offers insights into a particular context, it is not proposed that these results would be replicable in all instances of educational videoconferencing. The study offers significant insights into the nature of interaction that can be achieved if lecturers desire to employ a dialogical approach in their educational videoconferencing.

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McCartan, K. G. "The impact of videoconferencing in higher education settings in Ireland and Finland." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.419368.

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Lamont, Katrina. "The relational nature of mentoring gifted children using desktop videoconferencing." University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Education, 2004. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00001455/.

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The integration of technology into classrooms, the education of gifted learners, and the challenge this presents to classroom relationships as a result of engaging with computer technology are significant issues for teachers in this decade. The evolving paradigm of technology use, the deep learning of computer skills that students will require for future employment and how this can be incorporated into appropriate pedagogies for gifted learners also poses challenges for teachers. This thesis reports on a unique mentoring program that was developed to utilise desktop videoconferencing (DVC) technology and designed to specifically address these challenges. The study was undertaken in a large independent school (K-12) in New South Wales, Australia and involved six students and six teachers, none of whom had any previous experience of DVC or mentoring. The aim of the study was to investigate learning outcomes for teachers and gifted students. This study employed DVC as a didactic strategy over a 10-week period. The mentoring sessions of the cohorts and their post-mentoring interviews were evaluated using grounded theory methods of data gathering and analysis over a 2-year period. The findings demonstrated that the nature of learning during DVC could be constructed as an emergent theory, based on the teaching philosophies of the teachers and their goals for their students. Technical support, relational mentors and motivational tasks created supportive environments for DVC. Perseverance, enthusiasm and resilience enhanced the uniqueness of mentoring program. Several recommendations are also posited for further research.

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Osorio, Antonio Jose Meneses. "Telematics for the education and professional development of teachers." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361339.

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Stone, Victoria. "Student Satisfaction with and Perceptions of Relationship Development in Counselor Education Videoconferencing Courses." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30081.

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Personal interaction and proximity have been the cornerstones for relationship development in counselor education for decades. However, these concepts are opposed by the physical distance and lack of proximity inherent in a distance classroom environment. As the use of distance education increases in higher education, counselor educators must ensure that quality teaching and learning is maintained in the distance classroom. The purpose of this study was to explore student perceptions of counselor education courses taught at a distance using video teleconferencing (VTC); specifically, student satisfaction with course delivery and relationship development in the VTC environment was the focus of the study. Research questions included the following:

To what extent are counselor education students satisfied with graduate counseling classes delivered via videoconferencing? Specifically, student satisfaction with: a. the instructor characteristics, b. the technological characteristics, and c. the course management characteristics of the class?
What are counselor education students' perceptions of teacher/student relationship development in the VTC classroom environment?
What is the relationship between student satisfaction and relationship development when counselor education courses are taught via VTC?

Responses from 43 Virginia Tech master's and doctoral level students who participated in VTC Counselor Education courses between 1998 and 2006 were used to explore student satisfaction and instructor/student relationship development in the VTC class environment. The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory Â© (BLRI; Barrett-Lennard, 1962) and the Telecourse Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ; Biner, 1993) were the instruments used to create an on-line questionnaire. Participants reported highly positive feelings about the instructor/student relationship (M = 4.1) and perceived that relationship to be honest, direct, sincere, and open. Student satisfaction and relationship development in the VTC class environment were found to be related to one another (r = .48) However, the technology used to deliver VTC courses was not found to be related to students' feelings about their instructor or to their ability to build a relationship with the instructor. Reliability scores in this study were comparable to published scores for these instruments.
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Zhao, Ying. "Communication Strategy Use and Negotiation of Meaning in Text Chat and Videoconferencing." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1278398160.

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Bore, Julia Chelagat. "Distance Education in the Preparation of Special Education Personnel: An Examination of Videoconferencing and Web-based Instruction." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4818/.

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This study examined the effectiveness of employing videoconferencing and Web-based instruction in the preparation of special education personnel. Due to the acute shortage of special education personnel, it was anticipated that the use of videoconferencing and online instruction would provide a convenient way for students to attend class without having to travel to the actual location of the educational site. Further, it was believed that this initiative would result in higher student enrollment in special education teacher certification programs, consequently leading to an increase of personnel in the field. Moreover, the increase in personnel would enhance the ability of educational institutions to address the dismal academic, social, and behavioral outcomes of students with disabilities. Information for the study was collected from surveys that investigated how students perceived the use of videoconferencing and web-based instruction in the preparation of special education personnel. Ninety-four graduate students responded to the videoconferencing surveys while 88 responded to the Web-based instruction surveys. Six respondents were randomly selected to participate in face-to-face interviews designed to investigate the effectiveness of both approaches. Findings indicated that videoconferencing and Web-based instruction are convenient ways for students to attend class although videoconferencing sites may not be conveniently located to all learners. Furthermore, the effectiveness of these media depends on several factors: the instructor, the course structure, the learners' learning styles, the quality and quantity of interaction between learners and the instructor, and whether technological problems interfere with the learning process. The study determined that the more structured and organized the course, the more significant the learning outcomes. Also, the maturity level of the students lends itself to accountability toward achieving the desired learning goals. Technological problems and the lack of user-friendly technology lower the effectiveness of videoconferencing and Web-based instruction. Further research will be valuable in improving theories and approaches currently used in the application of videoconferencing and Web-based instruction in the preparation of special education personnel.

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Vasiljev, Artem. "Modern technologies and learning English: distance education." Thesis, Молодь у глобалізованому світі: академічні аспекти англомовних фахових досліджень (англ. мовою) / Укл., ред. А.І.Раду: збірник мат. конф. - Львів: ПП "Марусич", 2011. - 147 с, 2011. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/20866.

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Karran, Stephanie Wood. "Utilization of Internet2 Videoconferencing Capabilities for Delivery of Collaborative Tele-education: A Case Study." NSUWorks, 2002. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/625.

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Tele-education is receiving attention from the educational community as university students demand more, high-quality distributed-education. Meeting these demands with limited resources means universities are increasingly dependent on synchronous collaboration of personnel and continuous utilization of distributed resources. Although videoconferencing has shown promise as a means for collaboration, until recently there have been high fees, steep learning curves, and poor quality associated with videoconferencing use in education. Internet2 (12), a next-generation network specifically for educational use, is designed to enable high-bandwidth applications such as videoconferencing while alleviating cost and quality issues. This research focused on the use of Internet2 for videoconferencing collaborations between pre-service teacher-education classes at two I2 universities. The report is a snapshot of the successes and difficulties experienced while utilizing Intemet2 for cross university collaboration among undergraduate students and their professors. This research documents a collaborative tele-education initiative between the Colleges of Education at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. Results of this investigation will help form a foundation for acceptance of collaborative tele-education videoconferencing via 12 for andragogical activities. Findings from this study will contribute to literature on best practices in collaborative tele-education videoconferencing across 12. Results of this case study were weighed against other research investigating semester-long, collaborative videoconferences across high-speed networks among undergraduate students in fields of study outside science, mathematics, or medicine. This investigation was constructed within a phased, classic Systems Development Life Cycle. Because this study modeled the use of a systems analysis approach outside the data processing field, the investigation highlighted the links between learning, training, and advanced technology.

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Steinberg, Joyce Sidra. "The use of existing videoconferencing technology to deliver video remote interpreting services for deaf vocational rehabilitation clients." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289988.

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This research examined the effectiveness of using existing videoconferencing technology, originally designed to deliver distance learning, to support Video Remote Interpreting (VRI). The purpose of the study was to demonstrate that the technology could facilitate a two-way counseling exchange between a non-signing Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) counselor and a deaf ASL client, in situations when there are no local interpreters available. The study involved 37 deaf clients who participated in VR interviews in which American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, by CI/CT certified interpreters, was delivered either locally [control condition] or on video from a remote location [experimental condition]. Comprehension of VR programmatic material and satisfaction with the interview process were measured using a questionnaire developed by the researcher. The data were analyzed using group means, Standard Deviations, and t-tests of Independent Means. Results supported acceptance of the null hypotheses that there were no observed differences in either comprehension or satisfaction among the participant groups, regardless of whether interpreting was delivered in a traditional way or through VRI. Analysis further demonstrated the frame rate speed and bandwidth of the existing videoconferencing network could support real-time signing and fingerspelling. Best practice recommendations are included for consideration by other professionals planning to implement Video Remote Interpreting.

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Roura, Planas Sergi. "Engaging second language teachers in videoconference-integrated exchanges : towards a social constructivist perspective." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15673.

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The questions addressed in this study arose from an earlier project which attempted to provide videoconferencing opportunities for Second Language (SL) teachers to engaging in bilingual “virtual exchanges” for their students (hereafter referred to as “eTandem videoconferencing”). This investigation was initially motivated by the interest on discovering why these teachers and their students did not take the opportunity to participate in the synchronous part of the exchanges. This qualitative study reports on the developmental paths experienced by twenty SL teachers from the US, the UK, Switzerland and Spain and their pupils in the process. It particularly aims to discover what teachers' roles emerge in the process. The research also focuses on how these teachers’ practices are consistent with a more social constructivist approach to Computer Assisted Language Learning. The investigation builds on Hartnell-Young’s theoretical model (2003) of teachers’ roles where computers are used. Data collection involves an initial survey, observation of teachers and students before, during and after the exchanges and video-stimulated recall interviews with the teachers. The research centres on critical incidents experienced by these teachers. Hugues' model (2009) of the expanded critical incident approach provides the methodological framework. In line with her model, the study has created a multifaceted word picture of these teachers, further characterised by a condensed set of critical findings. The teachers’ accounts reveal several incidents that inhibited or supported the teachers’ development in terms of how they planned the learning environment regarding the physical space, the virtual setting and the social environment and in terms of how they mediated the implementation of the exchanges towards a more interactive approach. In doing so, this investigation adds to the knowledge base available to educators and researchers by offering greater understanding about these SL teachers’ particular experiences.

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Schaner, Rita L. "Learning from the educators creating a global curriculum in a virtual space /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1245176740.

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Stubblebine, Stuart Gerald 1961. "Analysis, design and performance evaluation of a video and computer teleconference system for distance learning." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276930.

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Video teleconferencing is a successful tool in the education and business industry because of its ability to reach a large audience at numerous remote locations. New computer and communications technology allows for advances in teleconferencing capabilities. In this thesis, an analysis of educational teleconferencing requirements is performed to develop viable educational teleconferencing design approaches. These design approaches must consider various transmission means and typical methods of instruction. One design approach is selected and a functional design is performed. The design is evaluated using performance models and the Simscript II.5 simulation language. Curve fitting techniques are applied to observed data to create probability distribution functions used in creating an accurate model. The performance evaluation is used to optimize the transmission protocol and validate the design. The simulation results show that with a 9600 baud transmission rate, the effects of degraded transmission lines, short display times or abnormally large file sizes, have no significant effects on the proper performance of the system.

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Murakami, Janel Rachel Goodman, and Janel Rachel Goodman Murakami. "The Influence of Social Cues and Cognitive Processes In Computer Mediated Second Language Learning." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625644.

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This dissertation investigated the effects of technological mediation on second language (L2) learning, focusing, as a case study, on gains in listening perception of the subtle but important feature of pitch placement in Japanese. Pitch accent can be difficult to perceive for non-native speakers whose first language (L1) does not rely on pitch or tone as a distinctive feature, such as English (Wayland & Li, 2008). Pedagogically, Face-To-Face (FTF) interactions with native or near-native speakers are typically the most effective way to learn L2 sound system features due to social presence, but these interactions are not always possible because of physical distance. Mediation can facilitate these interactions, but it is unclear which type results in more learning gains. The current study compared three mediation types that vary in the information provided to the learner: audio-only (asynchronous), video (audiovisual asynchronous), and videoconferencing (audiovisual synchronous), as well as a fourth condition of videoconferencing which facilitated mutual eye contact. The lack of mutual eye contact in standard videoconferencing (due to the webcam being above the image of an interlocutor's face) can inhibit the perceived social presence (Bondareva, Meesters, & Bouwhuis, 2006). A pretest/posttest/delayed posttest design was used, which measured error rates and reaction times for a same/different discrimination task and a picture recognition task. The participants were English L1 speakers, with no prior study of Japanese. After the pretest, they received training in the form of two short lessons in beginner Japanese vocabulary and sentence building administered by a native speaking tutor, which did not explicitly address pitch placement, but used minimal pairs for this feature as vocabulary items. The lessons were followed by a posttest, and a delayed posttest one week later. The results showed that all four conditions succeeded in improving Japanese pitch placement detection, both immediately after and up to a week after the lessons. While an ANOVA revealed no main effect of mediation type, planned comparison results suggest videoconferencing without eye contact may lead to more gains in pitch placement perception than video. A surprising suggestion by the data was that videoconferencing with eye contact may lead to worse performance than the other mediation types. An exit survey detected the self-determination of the participants, and higher self-determination correlated with worse testing performance within the videoconferencing with eye contact condition. This suggests that the addition of eye contact increased the social presence of that condition to the point that it triggered Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA) in the participants. Overall, this study highlights that lessons and tasks administered through mediation can be used to provide native speaker input for features that are important for listening and speaking, and this can effectively help learners attend to and learn these features.

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Norwood, Annette L. "The acquisition of Spanish through videoconferencing and video-based lessons by individual fifth-graders." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001530.

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Rosandich, Pheobe. "Effectiveness of the Telehealth Training Approach Compared with Face to Face Training for Rural General Practitioners." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Health Sciences, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8928.

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Globally there is a shortage in supply of rural health professionals. Tele-health was developed to help reduce distance barriers for health professionals in geographically isolated locations seeking continued medical education (CME). E-health includes all health information and health care delivered electronically. Further, telehealth defines all telecommunication technology used to transfer health information and health care. Tele-health comes in a variety of forms including videoconferencing. The use of videoconferencing to deliver medical education for rural health professionals is expanding area for health education. Videoconferencing provides a flexible method for rural GP registrars to access CME without travel. However, there is limited knowledge surrounding the use and success of telehealth for medical education. Each new telehealth project requires evaluation in order to ensure effectiveness of future programs. This study was based on one General Practice Education Year One (GPEP-1) registrar training program trialling videoconferencing as a method of teaching rurally distant registrars. A qualitative health research thematic analysis was undertaken. All individuals involved in the study were included in this research including; three offsite registrars (who teleconferenced as they lived remotely from the seminars), three onsite registrars (who attended the face to face seminars), and three facilitators. Three focus group interviews were conducted to collect data, one for each respective group. The focus groups accounted for the participant’s individual and collective experience of teleconferencing. Seven main themes emerged from the focus groups including; group culture, facilitation, teleconferenced education, technology, personal priorities, travel, and rural/remote. These themes were further sorted into two groups; reasons for switching to teleconferencing and factors that determine the success or failure of a telehealth CME. The factors that influenced the offsite registrars reasons to switch to teleconferencing included; personal priorities, travel, and rural/ remote. Further, the other four themes determined the success or failure of the teleconferenced training including; group culture, facilitation, teleconferenced education, and technology. All seven themes were relevant for the offsite registrars and onsite registrars, however, for the facilitators only the factors that determined the success of teleconferencing were applicable. Overall, the pilot study there was no difference in the educational experience provided. This study outlined the key factors that are required for effective teleconferenced training including; face to face bonding prior to teleconferencing, a skilled facilitator that provides active facilitation, a well organised structure, good quality technology, and regular checkups with the learners teleconferencing to ensure satisfaction. Additional research is required to replicate this study to compare this teleconferenced training with further teleconferenced training.

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Medastin, Jean Jacques. "Case Study of Access to Higher Education Through Technology in the Resource-Poor Country of Haiti." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2498.

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According to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (2012-2013), access to higher education is limited in most of the developing countries due to inadequate budgets and lack of schools and teaching staff. The use of educational technology could help bridge the gap, but research has only explored the use of available technologies to enhance learning where higher education is already accessible. The purpose of this case study was to investigate the use of one-to-many videoconferencing as an education access tool for high school seniors seeking higher education in the most devastated areas of Haiti. The theoretical framework for this study is based on Bandura's social learning theory, activity theory, and constructivist epistemology. This study attempts to explore the feasibility of using one-to-many videoconferencing learning to enhance access to education in Haiti. The study also analyzes the experiences of various sets of participants. The data were drawn from 13 interviews involving the school principal, the school's technology expert, 10 students, and one instructor corroborated by hours spent observing the same participants engaged in classroom activities via videoconferencing. The participants were interviewed on their experiences with the new delivery method proposed and utilized in the study. The data from this study suggest that by preserving the features of the familiar classroom model, videoconferencing could be successfully utilized to compensate for the lack of other facilities for higher education. The data was coded and analyzed using the NVivo data analysis software. The study will allow Haitian professionals living outside of the country to affect change in access to higher learning in Haiti.

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Dickens, Kristen N. "Counselor Education Doctoral Students' Experiences with Multiple Roles and Relationships." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2014. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1789.

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The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of counselor education doctoral students who participated in multiple roles and relationships. Random purposeful sampling was used to conduct in-depth interviews with current doctoral students in CACREP-accredited counselor education programs who had completed at least one year of full-time enrollment as a doctoral student, participated in a minimum of two multiple roles that were provided in an a priori list, and had access to videoconferencing software in order to participate in the study. The participants in this study reported and described perceptions of their lived experiences as counselor education doctoral students. The primary research question for the study was “How do counselor education doctoral students experience the phenomenon of multiple roles and relationships?” A review of the literature that examined types of multiple roles and relationships between counselor educators and students, ethical standards, and models for ethical management provided the foundation for the study. Semi-structured phenomenological interviews comprised of open-ended questions were used to collect data via videoconferencing software. Audio taped interviews were transcribed and analyzed for key words and descriptive terms. The data were coded into categories, categories were clustered into themes and themes were cross-analyzed to create super-ordinate themes. Super-ordinate themes were used to address the primary and secondary research questions. Three super-ordinate themes emerged: awareness and education, multiple roles and relationships as transformative, and experiential learning. Implications for counselor education doctoral students and programs are presented along with recommendations for further research. Personal reflections of the researcher were provided.

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Murray, Neil Langdon. "Communicative language teaching and language teacher education." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1996. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10019210/.

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This study explores a basic paradox. On the one hand, innovations thatappear in the field of language teaching - or indeed any other field ofendeavour - in order to be maximally effective, need in some way to beincorporated into the contexts of their application. However, such contextsare often unfavourable to the reception of new ideas which consequentlyneed to undergo some measure of adjustment prior to theirimplementation in the classroom. As such those ideas are seldomrealisable in their 'true colours'. Furthermore, they are at timesthemselves not very clear even within their own terms, and may suffer tovarying degrees from vagueness, diffusion and instances of contradiction. What I seek to do in the chapters that follow is investigate Communicative Language Teaching in order to (i) establish what the basictenets of the approach are, and (ii) identify those factors that affect the wayin which communicative principles could be made acceptable andeffective with particular reference to the language teaching /learningsituation in japan. As a necessary corollary of this investigation, consideration is givento the implications for language teacher education where, it is argued,teachers-to-be need to be provided with the means via which to mosteffectively evaluate innovative ideas and come to terms with thosedifficulties that arise from attempts to apply general principles toparticular circumstances.

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Shadd, Deborah. "On Language, Education and Identity: Minority Language Education Within the Canadian Context." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32777.

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“The destiny of a people is intricately bound to the way its children are educated” (RCAP 1996, v. 3: 404). Firm in this belief, the current study undertakes an examination of language and education policy in Canada, seeking to understand how these two factors together impact the formation of identity, not only for individual students in a classroom, but more broadly for the linguistic and cultural communities of which they are a part, as these struggle to establish a place for themselves within the country’s social sphere. Despite the rhetoric of multicultural equality which predominates in Canadian public discourse, the examination of a corpus of historical legislation, carried out within the framework of narrative theory and critical discourse analysis, plainly demonstrates a clear hierarchy of languages and cultures in Canada – established and enforced in law, rooted and reflected in social institutions, reinforced and replicated through formal systems of schooling. As a result, even as speakers of minority languages are taught as students that to achieve success in schooling, they must translate their speech, thinking, and ways of knowing into the language and manners of the majority, so as members of their communities do they learn that, in order to gain a place of full participation in society, they must also translate their ways of acting, of relating to others, and of being in the world. In short, they must translate themselves. Recognizing that students are in this manner transformed in the very movement between classroom and community; and that as these transformed students return to their communities, these are likewise impacted in terms of their sense of belonging in society; we seek to discern what new insights might be gained from the consideration of education in light of a translational paradigm, ultimately identifying three productive methods of entry into such critical reflection: through the variety of significant questions that are raised, through the consideration of specific theoretical concepts reassessed and applied anew, and finally through the reframing and retelling of narratives in translation.

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Massingill, K. B. "A Comparison of Communication Motives of On-Site and Off-Site Students in Videoconference-Based Courses." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3229/.

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The objective of this investigation is to determine whether student site location in an instructional videoconference is related to students' motives for communicating with their instructor. The study is based, in part, on the work of Martin et al. who identify five separate student-teacher communication motives. These motives, or dimensions, are termed relational, functional, excuse, participation, and sycophancy, and are measured by a 30-item questionnaire. Several communication-related theories were used to predict differences between on-site and off-site students, Media richness theory was used, foundationally, to explain differences between mediated and face-to-face communication and other theories such as uncertainty reduction theory were used in conjunction with media richness theory to predict specific differences.Two hundred eighty-one completed questionnaires were obtained from Education and Library and Information Science students in 17 separate course-sections employing interactive video at the University of North Texas during the Spring and Summer semesters of the 2001/2002 school year. This study concludes that off-site students in an instructional videoconference are more likely than their on-site peers to report being motivated to communicate with their instructor for participation reasons. If off-site students are more motivated than on-site students to communicate as a means to participate, then it may be important for instructors to watch for actual differences in participation levels, and instructors may need to be well versed in pedagogical methods that attempt to increase participation, The study also suggests that current teaching methods being employed in interactive video environments may be adequate with regard to functional, excuse-making, relational and sycophantic communication.

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Jia, Hongyi, and Hongyi Jia. "Chinese Immersion Language Education." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625885.

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In the present day Mandarin Chinese has become a commonly taught language in the U.S. Mandarin is widely taught in colleges and universities; K-12 Chinese programs, including immersion programs, have also grown rapidly. However, to date little research has been conducted on the latter programs. This study examines immersion programs in elementary schools. I investigate three aspects: 1) teaching methods in Chinese immersion programs, 2) acquisition of grammatical patterns, and 3) computer assisted methods for character learning. I adopted a qualitative approach; the methods I employ include observation, interviews, questionnaires, and tests. Data were collected from two immersion programs and two non-immersion programs in a Southwestern city in the U.S. The first study compares the teaching methods used in Chinese immersion and non-immersion programs. It is found that the two immersion programs adopted the functional approach with explicating in each class time, while the non-immersion programs used the analytical approach with practicing in context in most classes. The immersion students produced spontaneous speech in each class, while non-immersion language class students did not. The second study examines how immersion learners acquire the ba-construction and time phrases. We found that immersion students produced not many ba sentences but a large number of time phrases. However, in terms of accuracy, ba sentences were produced almost flawlessly, while time phrases were often placed incorrectly in a sentence. This result is quite different from what we find in adult learners who mostly acquire Chinese in a non-immersion setting. It shows that immersion learners’ acquisition differs from both L1 acquisition and L2 acquisition by adults. The third study investigates how computer-assisted methods help students learn Chinese characters. I compare immersion learners with heritage learners with respect to how they respond to computer-assisted methods. No difference is found between the two groups of learners in terms of their performance in character recognition, pronunciation and writing. It is also found that while computer assisted materials helped with character recognition, it did not help with character writing.

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Frowe, Ian. "Language, ideology and education." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1999. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/50486/.

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This thesis examines the relationship between language and social reality. The position argued for is one which sees language as having a constitutive role to play in the formation and maintenance of the social world. It elaborates and develops a view expressed by Quentin Skinner, namely, that language and the social world are mutually supportive and exist in a state of dynamic interaction. Because language has this constitutive role in relation to the social world attention to the use of language is important for the language we employ will be a significant factor in determining the nature of that world. The notion of ideology is defined in a critical sense as 'malign decontestation', i. e., the presentation of that which is contestable as if there were only one legitimate perspective. The concepts of absolutism and universalisation are taken as key ideological markers. Given the constitutive role of language, the identification of ideological language becomes important because aspects of the social world which are informed by such a language will reflect the errors inherent in the linguistic structures themselves. One of the central arguments of the thesis is that ideological language often arises when insufficient attention is paid to the ontological differences between activities whose subject matter is the natural world and those whose subject matter is the social world. There is a focus on educational issues because the impetus for this thesis arose out of a growing unease with the nature of the language used in relation to this topic. Although a concern with the language of education is not uncommon, the full significance of the language we use in this area is often unacknowledged because the necessary theoretical background is absent. It is the main purpose of this thesis to provide a philosophical justification for this concern.

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Schaner, Rita Louise. "Learning from the Educators: Creating a Global Curriculum in a Virtual Space." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1245176740.

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Chang, Lu. "Language, culture and ethnicity in Chinese language schools in northern California." Scholarly Commons, 1994. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2624.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Chinese language schools in Northern California in maintaining the Chinese language, culture and ethnicity in a multilingual/multicultural society. The study examined: (1) goals and characteristics of the Chinese schools; (2) curriculum and extracurricular activities; (3) sociocultural and demographic characteristics of principals, teachers, parents, and students; (4) perceptions of these groups about the success of the schools; and (5) problems and difficulties facing the Chinese schools. The sample of the study consisted of 800 principals, teachers, parents and students in five schools. Across all schools, it was found that the majority of the participants perceived the goals of these schools to be teaching the Chinese language and culture, and they were generally satisfied with the schools. It was also found that there was a lack of appropriate teaching materials; that the emphasis of instruction was on the Chinese language; and that the actual classroom teaching was normally teacher-centered. Significant differences among the schools were found in the background characteristics of participants, including their educational level, teaching experience, language usage and length of residence in the United States. The parents' reasons for sending their children to the school, their views of children's motivation to attend the school, and their engagement in Chinese school activities varied significantly across the schools. A significant difference was also found among student groups in their attitudes toward the schools. The findings of this study suggest that ethnic language schools can be valuable resources for multicultural/multilingual education; hence, an exchange of resources between the public schools and the community language schools would be desirable. Recommendations for future research include: (1) a longitudinal study of Chinese language school graduates to determine important elements that contribute to long term language and cultural maintenance; and (2) a study of the communication and partnership arrangements between ethnic language schools and public schools to determine policy implications for bilingual and cross-cultural education.

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Stack, James Dennis. "The development of English academic language proficiency by language minority students learning English as a Second Language in school settings." Scholarly Commons, 1992. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2841.

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The purpose of the study was to examine the growth of English academic language proficiency by language minority students who were learning English as a second language in an urban school setting. In light of Cummins' theory of language proficiency, the research investigated English development over a one year period in the areas of language most needed for academic success in school, reading and language. Growth in English academic language proficiency was examined across socioeconomic groups, language groups, years of instruction in the district, places of birth, and levels of oral language proficiency. The research sample included 4,663 students in two groups: a focus group of 2,460 students learning English as a second language in school, and a comparison group of 2,203 students from an English language background who had never received second language instruction. All the students were enrolled in grades 4 and 5 and had participated in districtwide standardized test administrations in Spring 1988 and Spring 1989. In addition to test results, information was collected pertaining to the following background characteristics: socioeconomic status, primary language background, length of time in the district, birthplace, and level of oral language proficiency. Statistical analysis with t-tests and Anovas indicated significant differences in CTBS Reading and Language gain scores favoring the second language learners compared to the national norm group and the non-second language learners. Although there was a narrowing of the achievement gap, it would take 5 to 7 years to close it at the observed rate. Among second language learners there were no differences in Reading and Language growth by socioeconomic status; all SES groups were narrowing the gap. There were differences in Reading and Language gains by years in the district; the students with fewer years were exhibiting the greater gains. In Reading growth there were no significant differences by language background, birthplace, or oral language proficiency; however, in Language growth there were differences. These differences were in the test area which is more dependent on formal schooling. It is recommended that emphasis be placed on reading and writing instruction and that students be given bilingual/ESL support for a longer period time.

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Crerand, Mary E. Lavin. "From first language literacy to second language oracy to second language literacy : the act of writing in a foreign language context." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1239369687.

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Tecedor, Cabrero Marta. "Developing Interactional Competence Through Video-Based Computer-Mediated Conversations: Beginning Learners of Spanish." Diss., University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4918.

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This dissertation examines the discourse produced by beginning learners of Spanish using social media. Specifically, it looks at the use and development of interactional resources during two video-mediated conversations. Through a combination of Conversation Analysis tools and quantitative data analysis, the use of turn-taking strategies, repair trajectories, and alignment moves was examined to discover how beginning language learners manage videoconferencing exchanges and develop their interactional capabilities in this new interactional setting. The goal of this investigation was twofold: 1) to describe and explain how students construct, manage and maintain conversations via videoconferencing, and 2) to gain a better understanding of the links between technology-based social media and language learning. The results of this study indicate that instructional videoconferencing conversations display their own clearly delimited and idiosyncratic organization of interactional features. In terms of turn-taking, the results of the analyses demonstrate that beginning learners are fully capable of participating competently in speaker selection to manage a conversation with a peer of similar proficiency level. In the area of repair, the analyses show that, during instructional videoconferencing exchanges, beginning learners orient to both the communication of personal meaning and the accuracy of their discourse. They enact this orientation through the use of self-initiated self-repair. Finally, with regard to the use of alignment moves, the analyses reveal that, in tune with their nascent linguistic and interactional abilities, beginning learners use primarily acknowledgement moves.

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Brisbois, Judith E. "Do first language writing and second language reading equal second language reading comprehension? : an assessment dilemma /." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu148777503417765.

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Han, Fu Ching Eliza, and 韓馥璟. "Dissemination of language education review." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50175208.

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教育改革时不时会顺应社会变迁与经济转型而进行，新加坡也不例外。新加坡教育部为了顺应新一代学生与社会需求的转变，于2004 年进行了华文教育改革。改革的传播与推广直接地影响改革成效，是实施课程改革的过程中举足轻重的一环。本研究便希望能够通过新加坡国际学校（香港）的个案研究，探讨并评估新加坡教育部推广与传播华文课程改革的策略，以及新加坡国际学校（香港）实施教育改革与新课程的成效。本研究以课程推广与传播及教育改革的基本理论为基础，着重研究新加坡教育部推广新课程到新加坡国际学校（香港）的过程，以及新加坡国际学校（香港）内部如何推广新课程，从中总结归纳影响今次推广与传播课程改革策略的不同因素。研究中采用质性与量性的研究法，如访谈、问卷调查、文件分析、课堂观察等，从多方面建构个案。 Education reviews often take place as a result of societal changes and economic developments, and education reviews in Singapore is no exception. The background of this study stems from the latest Singaporean Chinese Language Curriculum Review in 2004. The dissemination of education reviews has a direct impact on the effective implementation of the reviewed curriculum; hence it is important to learn about how dissemination takes place in a review cycle. This study aims to discuss and evaluate the strategies of dissemination and diffusion used by the Singapore Ministry of Education in disseminating educational to the Singapore International School (Hong Kong).(HKSIS) This study is based on the theories of curriculum dissemination and diffusion , together with theories of educational change, and is focused on the dissemination process of the new Primary Chinese Language Curriculum to HKSIS , and the diffusion process within HKSIS, so as to discover the different factors affecting the effectiveness of dissemination and diffusion for HKSIS. This study uses both quantitative and qualitative research method to build a multi-faceted case study, such as interviews, text analysis, classroom observation and questionnaire surveys.
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Brutt-Griffler, Janina. "The development of English as an international language : a theory of world language /." Connect to resource, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1242754518.

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Stevens, M. Carla Schenone Palmer James C. "Perception of learners regarding the influence of technology on interaction in a two-way, video/audio distance education television class." Normal, Ill. : Illinois State University, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3088033.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2002.
Title from title page screen, viewed Aug. 24, 2004. Dissertation Committee: James C. Palmer (chair), George Padavil, Albert T. Azinger, Mohamed Nur-Awaleh. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-162) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Slocum, Sheryl. "First language status and second language writing." Thesis, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3564644.

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In spite of growing numbers in high schools and colleges, US-resident adolescent bilingual learners, sometimes termed "English as a second language" (ESL) or "Generation 1.5," are not succeeding academically in proportion to their monolingual English-speaking peers. This achievement gap is evident in their writing as they enter college. Depending on the elementary and secondary schools they have attended, bilingual learners may have received no extra English learning support (often termed "immersion"), ESL support classes, or bilingual education. In addition, depending on school and community resources, bilingual learners have varying knowledge of their first language (L1): some may only speak it, others may have basic L1 literacy, others may have studied their L1 as a school subject, while others may have studied in the medium of their L1, either in their family's home country or in a bilingual education program in the US. The purpose of this study is to determine which kind of English learning support and which kind of L1 education are more likely to prepare bilingual learners to write English successfully at college.

This study uses three sources of data: a survey on language background, a writing sample, and an optional interview. Twenty-nine college undergraduate bilingual learners participated. Their survey responses develop a profile of the varied kinds of English and L1 education they received. Each participant's communication course placement composition, written as she was applying to college, is analyzed with 12 different measures: six for surface features, four for discourse/rhetorical features, and two for coherence. The writing analysis scores are correlated with the survey data and enriched with interview excerpts to discover which forms of English and L1 education correlate with high or low writing analysis scores.

The results for this group of participants show that bilingual education and ESL support correlate most often with highly-rated communication placement compositions. Moreover, formal education in the L1 explains the writing analysis scores more accurately than the kind of language learning education the participants received. Interview data suggests that bilingual education and formal L1 education may assist students' English composition skills by helping them develop metalinguistic awareness.

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Ring, Carolina. "Remote Education To Support Newcomer Pupils In Sweden." Thesis, KTH, Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-194523.

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In Sweden today there is an increase of newcomer pupils that need to be accommodated into the school system. This paper highlights remote education as a concept to support this process. Based on previous studies on videoconferencing and blended learning approaches as well as state of the art technology current remote education was explored. Conducted interviews and observations showed how technology is used in schools today through presentations, videos and tablet usage. They also explored the aspects of education that did not utilize technology e.g. whiteboards, physical material and the teachers’ use of the physical environment. A series of experiments were designed to transform specific aspects of the present teaching approaches into remote education. The study showed that the most important factor for remote education is to redesign todays face-to-face lessons based on the educational content. Physical practices will have to be transformed to fit the new format while already digital practices need fewer modifications. Remote education has the possibility to give pupils access to education otherwise unattainable. It could e.g. increase the number of mother tongue languages available to newcomer pupils and prevent pupils having to travel for their entitled education.
Sverige har just nu en ökning av nyanlända elever som måste integreras in i skolsystemet. Denna rapport lyfter fjärrundervisning som ett koncept för att stödja denna process. Aktuella metoder för fjärrundervisning har utforskats genom tidigare studier om videokonferenser och blandade lärmiljöer (eng. blended learning) samt relevanta teknologier. Intervjuer och observationer utfördes för att studera hur teknik används i skolan idag genom till exempel presentationer, videoklipp och surfplattor. Dessa visade också vilken del av undervisningen som inte utnyttjade teknik; så som whiteboards, fysiskt material och lärarnas användning av den fysiska miljön. En serie experiment utformades för att omvandla nuvarande undervisningsmetoder för fjärrundervisning. Studien visade att det viktigaste för fjärrundervisning är att omforma dagens klassiska undervisning baserat på det pedagogiska innehållet. Fysiska metoder måste omformas så att de passar det nya formatet medan redan digitala metoder behöver färre modifieringar. Fjärrundervisning har möjligheten att ge elever tillgång till undervisning som annars vore omöjlig att få tillgång till. Det skulle till exempel kunna öka antalet tillgängliga språk i modersmålsundervisning för nyanlända elever samt förhindra att elever behöver resa för att få sin berättigade utbildning.

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Estrada, Karla V. "Examining English Language Development among English Language Learners with Specific Learning Disability." Thesis, Loyola Marymount University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3610109.

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As the population of English Language Learners (ELLs) continues to grow in schools, so does the concern for their lack of academic progress and the possible inequitable representation of this culturally and linguistically diverse population in special education (Artiles, Rueda, Salazar, & Higareda, 2005; Guiberson, 2009; Mac Swan & Rolstad, 2006; Rinaldi & Samson, 2008). Of particular concern is the increase of ELLs with an eligibility of Specific Learning Disability (SLD), especially when examined at the local level (Klinger, Artiles, & Barletta, 2006). To understand this phenomenon at the local level, this mixed-method study examined ELLs with SLD in a large California urban school district by targeting English language development (ELD) at the macro and micro level. The researcher accomplished this focus by examining the relationship between English language proficiency levels, grade levels, and type of learning disorder among kindergarten through twelfth grade ELLs with SLD. The researcher analyzed cumulative educational records of three eighth grade ELLs with SLD, including Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs), to examine how ELD needs have been addressed. The results of the quantitative portion of this study revealed greater distribution patterns of ELLs with SLD in sixth through ninth grades. The researcher also found ELLs with SLD to be primarily represented in the early stages of ELD (beginning, early intermediate, and intermediate) and identified with an auditory processing disorder. Results of the case studies also revealed that after nine years of ELD instruction, the students had not reclassified as English proficient and documented evidence of ELD instruction and support was minimal.

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Whitson, Rebecca B. "Drawing As Language." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5941.

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All too often, the “I can’t draw” sentiment is believed by both the frustrated adolescent and adult alike. This is especially evident within the school environment. This paper aims to discuss how visual art --specifically drawing-- is structured, formed and expressed as a type of language, similar to a verbal, written, or physical one. This may give hope to even the most reluctant drawer that they can learn how to draw, opening another means of communication. An individual attains fluency when they are adept at drawing through the use of expression, technical, and observational skills, through practice and motivation, and through instruction. Also in this paper, I will discuss my findings from classroom action research demonstrating how adolescents and adults became more fluent.

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Bissoonauth, Anu. "Language use, language choice and language attitudes among young Mauritian adolescents in secondary education." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1998. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10914/.

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The present study reports on a research project conducted in Mauritius in 1992/93. The project was designed to investigate patterns of language use, language choice and language attitudes of a subsection of the Mauritian population: adolescents in full-time education. Mauritius has been a French and British colony and therefore, both English and French are used in formal and official contexts. Furthermore, a French Creole is the lingua franca of the island and several Indian and Chinese languages, often called Oriental languages, are also spoken. The research was carried out in the field, and data was collected by means of a questionnaire and interview from a representative sample of the secondary school population. The basic questions raised in this study are the following: (i) Which language(s) is/are used in a given context, Creole, English, French, Indian or Chinese? (ii) What are the linguistic choices of this particular section of the population? (iii) What kind of attitudes do informants have towards Creole in education? (iv) What is the influence of social factors on the language use, language choice and language attitudes of the informants? The findings of this investigation are compared to the results of the 1990 census on language use. They reveal that although the present sample cannot be considered as representative of the whole Mauritian population, it is representative of the adolescent population in education. The responses indicate that Creole is the first language of the home, but that French and English, to a lesser extent, are also spoken. The majority of the sample seems to be against the idea of studying Creole in school, and yet, accept Creole as the national language of Mauritius. Despite the efforts of successive governments to promote Indian and Chinese languages as "ancestral languages", their use is generally declining, and the majority of informants see little or no use for them in practical terms. The statements made by informants interviewed appear to suggest that there are no conflicting attitudes relating to languages. There is a widespread feeling that Creole should not be used as the language of instruction, but should remain the national language for informal communication. English and French are more useful than Creole and Oriental languages, since they allow success in education and upward social mobility. Oriental languages are not important in daily life, but they represent cultural values, as such they are primarily used in religious practices and learnt as third languages in schools.

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Brunson, Jeremy Linn. "The practice and organization of sign language interpreting in video relay service : an institutional ethnography of access." Related electronic resource: Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available, full text:, 2008. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/syr/main.

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Costa, Simone de Godoy. "Educação em serviço por meio de videoconferência: aplicação de injetáveis via intramuscular na região ventroglútea." Universidade de São Paulo, 2002. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22132/tde-21022003-175109/.

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Realizou-se um treinamento sobre o conteúdo de administração de injetáveis pela via intramuscular na região ventroglútea entre auxiliares de enfermagem de um hospital escola do interior do estado de São Paulo, com o propósito de incentivar a utilização da região citada. Utilizou-se tecnologia de videoconferência, interligando o laboratório de ensino de uma escola de enfermagem estadual com o hospital, para ministrar aulas sobre o conteúdo e realizar treinamento em situação simulada. Os 30 auxiliares de enfermagem foram avaliados quanto a aquisição de habilidade intelectual e motora, bem como avaliaram a utilização da videoconferência como ferramenta para o ensino em serviço. A maioria dos auxiliares de enfermagem obtiveram bom desempenho na realização do procedimento em situação simulada e apontaram a videoconferência como um bom meio para a realização de educação em serviço.
Training concerning the intramuscular administration of injectables in the ventrogluteal site was conducted among nursing auxiliaries in a university hospital in São Paulo state with the purpose to encourage the use of the aforementioned site. Videoconferencing technology was used in the connection of the teaching laboratory of a state nursing school to the hospital with the purpose to give lectures on that subject and provide training in a simulated situation. The 30 nursing auxiliaries were evaluated in relation to the acquisition of intellectual and motor skills. They also evaluated the use of videoconferencing as a tool for in-service teaching. Most of the nursing auxiliaries showed a good performance during the conduction of the procedure in a simulated situation and referred to videoconferencing as a good means for in-service education.

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Perez, Ambar A. "LANGUAGE CULTURE WARS: EFFECTS OF LANGUAGE POLICY ON LANGUAGE MINORITIES AND ENGLISH LEARNERS." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/577.

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This thesis investigates the intertextuality of language policy, K-12 TESL pedagogies, and EL identity construction in the perpetuation of unjust TESL practices in these contexts. By examining the power structures of English language ideology through critical discourse analysis of recent California language policy, this thesis demonstrates English language teaching’s intrinsically political nature in K-12 education through negotiations and exchanges of power. Currently, sociolinguistic approaches to TESL and second language acquisition acknowledge the value of language socialization teaching methods. This requires the acceptance of cognition, not as an individual pursuit of knowledge containment and memorization, but cognition as a collaborative and sociohistorically situated practice. Thus, this project also examines the power structures in place that negotiate and enforce these ideologies and how these practices influence pedagogy and EL identity construction. Many English users are second language (L2) users of English yet authorities of English use tend to consist of homogenous, monolingual English users, or English-sacred communities, not L2 users of English. Often, this instigates native speaker (NS) vs. non-native speaker (NNS) dichotomies such as correct vs. in-correct use, and us vs. them dichotomies. These are the same ideologies that permeate the discourse of California’s Proposition 227 and some pedagogies discussed in the data of this research perpetuating culture wars between monolingual and multilingual advocates and users.

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Madoc-Jones, Geoffrey. "Hermeneutics, poetics and language arts education." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0023/NQ51895.pdf.

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