Beschreibung
Through an English for Specific Purposes (ESP): Communication in Nursing online course design, the present study examines the efficacy of synchronous voice and text-based online chats as instructional and communicative modes in learning to use open questions for probing in therapeutic dialogues by non-native speaking (NNS) research study participants, students of a nursing college at a major university in the Philippines. Drawing upon a plethora of research findings in online education, the research study examines the following questions: (1) which interactional mode - voice or text - provides for better learning of probing questions by NNS medical professionals through noticing of their use in therapeutic dialogues and situations typical for everyday healthcare-related communicative settings in an online course; (2) is there evidence that the skill to use probing questions by NNS medical professionals developed through text-based practices in an online course might transfer to their speech and vice versa; (3) which interactional mode - voice or text - is perceived by the online-course participants as more effective for learning how to use probing questions in therapeutic dialogues
Autorenporträt
Dr. Olga Ellis has been an ESL/EFL lecturer, course developer, teacher trainer, and program coordinator for over 25 years. Her research interests are in program administration, English language assessment, and online course designs. She published a series of textbooks Just Speak Up 1, 2, and 3 (Compass Publishing, U.S.) in 2009.
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