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English in Education

1997 Volume 31, Number 2

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Number of articles: 5

  1. A Retrospective: Fifteen Years of Computers in English

    Sally Tweddle

    States that questions about the role of the teacher, the function of the computer, as well of the nature of pupils' learning when using IT (information technology) are now better understood than 15... More

    pp. 5-12

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  2. Hyperfiction: Its Possibilities in English

    Ilana Snyder

    States that when writers use hypertext to produce a fictional narrative, the result is interactive hyperfiction. Charts what is known about electronic nonlinear narrative: origins, literary... More

    pp. 23-33

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  3. Reading and Writing: Digital Directions

    Christopher Turner

    Shows that information technology (IT) hardware and software are having an effect on literacy. Argues that English teachers should be aware of these changes and should be exploiting IT for the... More

    pp. 45-53

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  4. The Great God of the Future: The Views of Current and Future English Teachers on the Place of IT in Literacy

    Andrew Goodwyn, Anthony Adams & Stephen Clarke

    Contends that most student teachers of English in Great Britain now welcome information technology (IT) in English, seeing it as central to the literacy of all pupils. Finds some current English... More

    pp. 54-62

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  5. English Teachers "On-Line": Developing a New Community of Discourse

    Jenny Leach

    Presents the case study of an online conference for students of English in a teacher education course. Argues electronic conferencing reveals the inadequacy of the concept of "reflective... More

    pp. 63-72

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