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Corpus Analysis Of Engagement Discourse Strategies In Academic Presentations, Carolina Viera, Serena A.P. Williams
Corpus Analysis Of Engagement Discourse Strategies In Academic Presentations, Carolina Viera, Serena A.P. Williams
World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations
Text analysis informed by Genre Theory (Hyon 1996) and methods in Corpus Linguistics provide the opportunity to describe language patterns that exist not only at the individual level but also in discourse communities. In this study, we investigate the discourse strategies used by novice and expert members of the academic United States (US) Spanishspeaking community to engage their audience, construct interpersonal meaning, and position themselves as expert speakers. We analyze two corpora: a specialized corpus of 32 conference presentations delivered by professors and doctoral students of Hispanic Studies, and a learner corpus of 24 in-class presentations to describe discourse patterning …
Mining Educational Implications Of Minecraft, Youngkyun Baek, Ellen Min, Seongchul Yun
Mining Educational Implications Of Minecraft, Youngkyun Baek, Ellen Min, Seongchul Yun
Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations
This study aims to explore the educational potential of Minecraft which has been widely used since its first release in 2009. Articles about Minecraft were searched for in ProQuest. Data was gathered from twenty-six articles which were indicative of three categories: Integration into curriculum; Student engagement, interest and enthusiasm; and Knowledge and skills acquisition. By using Minecraft, students acquire knowledge and skills, and are also engaged, interested and enthusiastic when Minecraft is employed in science, math, social sciences, language arts and composition classes. Challenges with using Minecraft in the classroom include the lack of focused learning objectives, inflexible curriculum, and …