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Forum: The Lecture and Student Learning. The Lecture's Absent Audience
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Sciullo, Nick J. – Communication Education, 2017
According to the "Oxford English Dictionary" ("OED"), the noun "lecture" dates from the 14th century and means the "action of reading, perusal. Also, that which is read or perused." This definition, while accurate and resonates today in many college classrooms, ignores a key feature of any lecture. The…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Higher Education, Audience Awareness
'Our Strength Comes from Our Connection to Each Other': A Conversation about Resilience with Duckie Employees Simon Casson, Dicky Eton and Emmy Minton
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Walters, Ben – Research in Drama Education, 2021
Since 1994, the London-based queer performance collective Duckie has produced thousands of events, from its regular Saturday club night to larger-scale immersive themed productions and, more recently, long-running projects working with specific underserved groups. In this edited interview, Duckie's three full-time employees, Simon Casson, Dicky…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drama, Theater Arts, Drama Workshops
On the Importance of a Genre-Based Approach in the Teaching of English for Medical Purposes
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León Pérez, Isabel K.; Martín-Martín, Pedro – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
In experimental disciplinary fields such as medicine, the writing up of a research paper in English may represent a major hurdle, especially for inexperienced writers and users of EAL (English as an Additional Language), mainly due to a lack of familiarity with international discourse conventions. Despite the efforts of many EAP (English for…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Medical Education