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| author | Murphy, Brian Pascoe, Andrew |
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| contents | Using the Internet on a Business English Course. Murphy, Brian Pascoe, Andrew Access to Information Attitude Change Business Communication Classroom Techniques Comparative Analysis English (Second Language) Foreign Countries Foreign Students Higher Education Information Networks Information Technology Internet Library Collections Online Searching Questionnaires Relevance (Information Retrieval) Student Attitudes Surveys A study investigated the attitudes of African students of business English at a British university (University of Brighton, England) toward use of the Internet as an educational resource. Students were given an introduction to Internet use for research on individual projects, surveyed concerning their attitudes toward and initial experiences with the Internet, and surveyed again just before the end of the course. Questionnaires are included in the report. Results indicate the students generally felt their initial experiences with the Internet were positive and found an enormous amount of useful information. They were impressed at the information's quantity, quality, multiple sources, worldwide provenance, accuracy, timeliness, and relevance, and appreciated the ease and speed of access and the implied communication with others. Some frustration with slowness of response was found. The second questionnaire revealed that only a slightly higher percentage of students had found useful information, and two-thirds said they had found better information in the library. Nearly all respondents had discovered other interesting material on the Internet, and all expected to use it after they returned to their home country. All felt the Internet should be part of future courses. Based on these responses, a more structured and aggressive approach to Internet use is recommended. (MSE) |
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| spellingShingle | Using the Internet on a Business English Course. Murphy, Brian Pascoe, Andrew Access to Information Attitude Change Business Communication Classroom Techniques Comparative Analysis English (Second Language) Foreign Countries Foreign Students Higher Education Information Networks Information Technology Internet Library Collections Online Searching Questionnaires Relevance (Information Retrieval) Student Attitudes Surveys Using the Internet on a Business English Course. Murphy, Brian Pascoe, Andrew Access to Information Attitude Change Business Communication Classroom Techniques Comparative Analysis English (Second Language) Foreign Countries Foreign Students Higher Education Information Networks Information Technology Internet Library Collections Online Searching Questionnaires Relevance (Information Retrieval) Student Attitudes Surveys A study investigated the attitudes of African students of business English at a British university (University of Brighton, England) toward use of the Internet as an educational resource. Students were given an introduction to Internet use for research on individual projects, surveyed concerning their attitudes toward and initial experiences with the Internet, and surveyed again just before the end of the course. Questionnaires are included in the report. Results indicate the students generally felt their initial experiences with the Internet were positive and found an enormous amount of useful information. They were impressed at the information's quantity, quality, multiple sources, worldwide provenance, accuracy, timeliness, and relevance, and appreciated the ease and speed of access and the implied communication with others. Some frustration with slowness of response was found. The second questionnaire revealed that only a slightly higher percentage of students had found useful information, and two-thirds said they had found better information in the library. Nearly all respondents had discovered other interesting material on the Internet, and all expected to use it after they returned to their home country. All felt the Internet should be part of future courses. Based on these responses, a more structured and aggressive approach to Internet use is recommended. (MSE) |
| title | Using the Internet on a Business English Course. |
| topic | Access to Information Attitude Change Business Communication Classroom Techniques Comparative Analysis English (Second Language) Foreign Countries Foreign Students Higher Education Information Networks Information Technology Internet Library Collections Online Searching Questionnaires Relevance (Information Retrieval) Student Attitudes Surveys |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED403743 |