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Publication Date: 2011-May
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Take It out of Class: Exploring Virtual Literature Circles
Bowers-Campbell, Joy
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v54 n8 p557-567 May 2011
Fifteen graduate students enrolled in an English methods class were organized into three book clubs to participate in online literature discussion. Participants' posts about their reading included evidence of group harmony, text focus, text connections, and aesthetic responses. The findings suggest that an online format allows for natural, sophisticated discussion around text. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Reader Response, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Methods Courses, Aesthetics, Educational Technology, Teacher Education Programs, Group Dynamics
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