A Review of Language Practice Exercises within Commercially-Available eBooks and Electronic Companion Practice

Autor/in	Gascoigne, Carolyn
Titel	A Review of Language Practice Exercises within Commercially-Available eBooks and Electronic Companion Practice
Quelle	In: Dimensions, (2023), S.76-88 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Drills (Practice); Electronic Books; Web Based Instruction; Higher Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Textbook Evaluation; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Electronic book; Elektronisches Buch; Web Based Training; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Computerkonferenz
Abstract	Following a brief historical review of the second language teaching profession's relationship with first- and second-year textbooks, this article examines the treatment of language practice activities as found in beginning post-secondary French eBooks, as well as their accompanying electronic workbooks and online learning platform practice. Using Aski's 2003 typology, five post-secondary eBooks and accompanying electronic practice are reviewed in order to examine their use of mechanical drills, meaningful drills, communicative drills, and communicative practice. Two structures were targeted for review across all formats. Electronic workbook and learning platform practice was found to be both more mechanical in nature and more drill-focused than what has been recommended in the literature. Electronic workbook and online learning platform practice was also found to be more mechanical than the corresponding eBook activities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Southern Conference on Language Teaching. P.O. Box 33615, Decatur, GA 30033. Tel: 404-290-1942; Web site: http://www.scolt.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01