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Reflections on the GUN CONTROL Simulation: Pedagogical Implications for EAP Writing Classes
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Salies, Tania Gastao – Simulation & Gaming, 2007
This article critically reflects on the GUN CONTROL simulation (Salies, 1994a) by retaking ideas advanced by Salies (2002) and applying them to the context of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing classes in Brazil. It examines how controlled practice relates to learners' performance on the first draft in a simulation-based content unit…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Weapons, Gun Control, Foreign Countries
Simulation/Gaming in the EAP Writing Class: Benefits and Drawbacks.
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Salies, Tania Gastao – Simulation & Gaming, 2002
Describes an integrated use of simulation/gaming in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) class, analyzes benefits and drawbacks, and suggest how the technique could apply to other specific contexts. Explains how international students ran a simulation on gun control; discusses the debriefing process; and considers motivation, metacognitive…
Descriptors: Educational Games, English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Students, Gun Control