Developing the Oral Skill in Online English Courses Framed by the Community of Inquiry
Over the last decade, the community of inquiry frameworkhas proved successful for online learning experiences in diverse disciplines,although studies in the teaching of Englishas a foreign language arena are still scarce. In this vein, this article reportsa preliminary study about the development of...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | Universidad Veracruzana |
| Repository: | Redalyc-UV |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:169248921006 |
| Online Access: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169248921006 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169248921006/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169248921006/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169248921006/169248921006.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169248921006/movil |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Educación learning oral skill online education Community of inquiry foreign language teaching |
| Summary: | Over the last decade, the community of inquiry frameworkhas proved successful for online learning experiences in diverse disciplines,although studies in the teaching of Englishas a foreign language arena are still scarce. In this vein, this article reportsa preliminary study about the development of the oral skill in a Basic Englishonline course, uncovering the relationship between the community of inquiry framework(with its three forms of presence: teaching, cognitive, and social) and some indicatorsof the oral skill. Findings, based on learners’ perceptions, confirmed theexistence of such framework and suggest that the teaching presence fosters grammar, accuracy, and vocabulary. Discussionof findings, limitations of the study and future possible research actions concludethis report. |
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