• DocumentCode
    2021092
  • Title

    How effective is the use of I.C.Ts in the teaching of reading and writing skills in english for specific purposes? A case study with instructive scenarios

  • Author

    Marianthi, Batsila ; Charilaos, Tsihouridis

  • Author_Institution
    Secondary Educ., Larissa, Greece
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    21-23 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    264
  • Lastpage
    268
  • Abstract
    The present research aims at investigating and recording teachers views on the use of I.C.Ts and their effect on the teaching of reading and writing skills of E.S.P. courses. Nine English teachers participated in the research, conducted with the qualitative method with the help of personal, semi-structured interviews. The results revealed that the use of I.C.Ts (educational software, CDs, DVDs, videos, e-mails, skype, internet) contributed to the improvement of students reading and writing skills, educating, informing and entertaining them, through a contemporary, updated and authentic material, which manages to link up E.S.P teaching and contemporary market needs. Furthermore, the instructive scenarios, based on contemporary working environments and the use of I.C.Ts enhanced significantly students interest and active participation in the teaching process.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; linguistics; teaching; ESP teaching; English; ICT; reading skill teaching; writing skill teaching; Conferences; Educational institutions; Internet; Interviews; Materials; Writing; English for Specific Purposes; ICT in education; instructive scenarios; reading skills; writing skills;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2011 14th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Piestany
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICL.2011.6059587
  • Filename
    6059587