Finding a voice in the digital classroom: The effects of asynchronous discussion on language acquisition and communication apprehension among secondary ESOL students in South Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorSherritt, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorHill, Laura A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGriffith, Brian
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKouzekanani, Kamiar
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLucido, Frank
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-26T21:14:29Z
dc.date.available2018-07-26T21:14:29Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractStudents who are classified as ESOL at the secondary level may face various factors that prevent participation in class thus inhibiting second language acquisition. The purpose of the study was to determine if asynchronous discussions (ASD) affected the second language acquisition of secondary ESOL students. The researcher examined the effects of ASD in an online ESOL language community (All English All the Time) on improving writing skills and communication apprehension of a non-probability sample of English Language Learners at the secondary level. The results of the study confirm the fact that ASD may encourage informal communication and that further study on various forms of computer assisted language learning may prove useful to the successful acquisition of a second language.en_US
dc.description.collegeCollege of Education and Human Developmenten_US
dc.description.departmentEducational Leadership, Curriculum & Instructionen_US
dc.format.extent124 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/31363
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThis material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with its source. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the author and/or publisher.en_US
dc.subjectenglish as a second languageen_US
dc.subjectsecondary educationen_US
dc.subjectdistance learningen_US
dc.subjecteducational technologyen_US
dc.subjectlanguage aquisitionen_US
dc.titleFinding a voice in the digital classroom: The effects of asynchronous discussion on language acquisition and communication apprehension among secondary ESOL students in South Texasen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreDissertationen_US
dcterms.typeText
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadershipen_US
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christien_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen_US

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