{"title":"Implementing context-rich simulations in the EST writing classroom","authors":"M. Freiermuth","doi":"10.1109/IPCC.2004.1375290","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We discuss a simulation that was used in a university English writing class. Simulations (of the type used in this project) have a natural context and provide students with \"real-world\" problems to address. We suggest here that this helps students to identify problems and solutions, making them easier to write about. Descriptive data and a post-project questionnaire revealed that under simulated conditions, students were able to write about problems and solutions using their second language (English).","PeriodicalId":202491,"journal":{"name":"International Professional Communication Conference, 2004. IPCC 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2004-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Professional Communication Conference, 2004. IPCC 2004. Proceedings.","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCC.2004.1375290","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We discuss a simulation that was used in a university English writing class. Simulations (of the type used in this project) have a natural context and provide students with "real-world" problems to address. We suggest here that this helps students to identify problems and solutions, making them easier to write about. Descriptive data and a post-project questionnaire revealed that under simulated conditions, students were able to write about problems and solutions using their second language (English).