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What is Electronic Literacies

Chapter 9
Handbook of Research on Cross-Cultural Approaches to Language and Literacy Development
A new literacy concept, which encompasses computer literacy, computer-mediated communication literacy, multimedia literacy, and information literacy.
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Using Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Electronic Storybooks in ESL Teacher Education
Ho-Ryong Park (Murray State University, USA) and Deoksoon Kim (University of South Florida, USA)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 29
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8668-7.ch009
Abstract
In this chapter, a qualitative approach used to investigate the experiences and learning of 110 preservice teachers in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) courses when they read electronic storybooks for their school projects. During their online class, participants were asked to read one culturally and linguistically familiar electronic storybook (e-storybook), develop a reading lesson plan, and participate in two online discussions after reading four culturally and linguistically familiar or unfamiliar e-storybooks. After these discussions, the participants revised their lesson plans. The findings provide insight into what ESOL preservice teachers learn and the strategies they use in reading e-storybooks. The participants revised the original lesson plan based on these reading experiences and learned about their future students who will study English as a second language. The article concludes by discussing the influence of this online task-based instruction on ESOL preservice teachers' learning and technology use in teacher education courses.
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