Project-Based Language Learning and CALL - From Virtual Exchange to Social Justice - Michael Thomas
5. Project-Based Learning in Online Synchronous Writing Classrooms: Enhancing EFL Learners’ Awareness of the Ethics of Writing
Project-Based Language Learning and CALL - From Virtual Exchange to Social Justice - Michael Thomas
Fatemeh Nami [+]
Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
Dr. Fatemeh Nami is an assistant professor in the Department of Foreign Languages in
Amirkabir University of Technology in Iran. She holds a Ph.D. in Teaching English
Language with a focus on computer assisted language learning (CALL). He research interests include: e-learning, interactive digital content authoring, problem and project-based learning, CALL teacher education, digital storytelling, and MALL, on which she has published several articles in scholarly journals, book chapters, and an edited volume.
Description
This chapter reports on a study involving Masters level students in an online synchronous writing course in a university in Tehran and investigates their understanding of ethics in writing using a project-based approach. Findings identify several insights for teachers on potential of technology-enhanced PBL for language classrooms.