Designing video narratives to contextualize content for ESL learners: A design process case study

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-243

  South, Joseph B ^a   Gabbitas, Bruce ^b   Merrill, Paul F ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextualism; ESL; Narrative learning environments; Video narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349183074     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820802114044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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