《Developments in ongoing English classes using electronic courseware for multi-level repeaters》.pdf

the jalt calljournal issn 1832-4215 Vol. 8, no.3 Pages 243–252 ©2012 jalt call sig Developments In compulsory university English classes, not all students pass. For a variety of reasons, a in ongoing number of students find themselves needing to retake (repeat) one or more English credits. English classes Placing such students in a class can be difficult for administrators. In 2008, a pilot study was using electronic launched using DynEd, a commercial software suite designed to support students’ individual learning needs. The software allowed for a courseware large number of students of different ability for multi-level to study a wide range of materials at levels matching their individual ability. By studying repeaters on a computer, rather than face-to-face, they could also study in the same time slot (class). This paper reports on how class implementa- tion has developed and matured, particularly steven silsbee since it was first presented at the JALTCALL 2010 Conference. MomoyamaGakuin University ssilsbee@andrew.ac.jp