Describes the justification for design and implementation of a UNIX-based computer-assisted language-instruction system using a network of workstations containing functions useful for instructors and students as well as researchers. The present investigation is aimed at teaching writing to Japanese students at the University of Aizu in Japan.…

This paper discusses the use of electronic mail (e-mail) as an important resource for managing the implementation of educational innovations, focusing on its use in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) courses to foster communication between the ESL program and teaching assistants in charge of ESL courses. (11 references) (MDM)

Examines the cultural dimension involved in the e-mail correspondence between university English-as-a-foreign-language students in Taiwan and pre-service bilingual English-as-a-Second-Language teachers in the United States. E-mail entries and end-of-project reports were analyzed to yield insights into the cross-cultural information transmitted and…

Investigated the efficacy of integrating task-based e-mail activities into a process-oriented English-as-Second-Language (ESL) writing class. Particular focus was on the linguistic characteristics of 132 pieces of e-mail writing by ESL students in tasks that differed in terms of purpose, audience interaction, and task structure. Computerized text…

Investigates the efficacy of integrating electronic-mail writing into two English-as-Foreign-Language (EFL) classrooms and explores the dynamics involved in the process of e-mail exchanges. Students in one class were paired up to exchange e-mail messages with the students in the other class for one semester. At the end of the project, a written…