Effectiveness of Online Teaching of Business and Technical English

ISBN-13: 9783659627118 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 128 str.

Asif Muhammad;Perveen Ayesha

Opis

Online teaching (OT) is an emerging trend in Pakistan with approximately ten years background. During this brief time period online pedagogy has faced many challenges to establish itself as an equal counterpart of conventional classroom teaching. Whether it has achieved its desired outcomes or not is a debatable issue. This case study has been conducted to examine this very issue of the effectiveness of online teaching by narrowing it down to the subject of Business and Technical English (BTE) at the graduate and postgraduate levels at the one and only major online teaching institution of Pakistan i.e., Virtual University. The study explores how effective is the learning of Business and Technical communication Skills in English language that comes from online mode of instruction and to what extent it leads to proficiency in documentation for professional purposes. The study makes use of the Connectivist theory by Siemens (2004) to reach its desired findings. However, to improve certain limitations, the research also suggests some recommendations. The study further leads to the development and implementation of remedial strategies towards effective communication and writing skills.

O autorze

Mr. Muhammad Asif (M Phil Applied Linguistics, University of Management & Technology, Lahore) has widely taught English in many Pakistani institutions. He is the author of several research articles. Ms Ayesha Perveen, PhD scholar & Assistant Professor (English), is the Head of Social Sciences & Humanities Dept at Virtual University of Pakistan.