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The Use of the Internet in University Teacher Training.
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Blatt, Inge; Voss, Andreas; Hartmann, Wilfried – Internet and Higher Education, 1998
Describes the design of courses for the study of German in primary and secondary schools, where students in Hamburg University's Department of Education cooperate with high school students via e-mail, messageboard, and chat. Discusses the theoretical framework and institutional setting and results from text analysis and questionnaires examining…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer Tutoring via Electronic Mail.
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Hedderich, Norbert – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1997
Describes a three-year project devoted to fostering semester-long e-mail exchanges between American and German college students. Based on the tandem approach to language learning, peer tutoring via e-mail helped improve students' writing ability and cross-cultural competence. Presents types of writing activities and suggestions for setting up…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Extending the Dialogue: Using Electronic Mail and the Internet To Promote Conversation and Writing in Intermediate German Language Courses.
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Van Handle, Donna C.; Corl, Kathryn A. – CALICO Journal, 1998
Presents and analyzes the results of a cooperative electronic-mail project conducted at Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts) and Ohio State University, to determine whether an e-mail exchange between two intermediate-level German classes would improve students' writing and speaking skills. Suggestions and practical tips are offered to instructors…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Strategies
Overcoming the Grammar Deficit: The Role of Information Technology in Teaching German Grammar to Undergraduates.
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Hall, Christopher – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1998
Examines how application of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and information technology can be used to overcome "grammar deficit" seen in many British undergraduate German students. A combination of explicit, implicit, and exploratory grammar teaching approaches uses diverse resources, including word processing packages,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Dictionaries