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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/125920 Dissertation/Thesis Critical reflection on the use of e-mail in teaching English as a Second Language Shetzer, Heidi S. 1997 Teaching English as Second Language Intercultural Communication Technological Innovation eng By exploring the relationship between theory and practice, this thesis addresses the use of e-mail between students and instructors of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Intercultural Communication at two different U.S. universities. A triangulation of qualitative data was collected through time from project participants in order to document the planning, implementation and evaluation of the eight-week project. The data were analyzed with a critical reflection tool: Markee's (in press) framework for understanding educational innovation. The framework was applied to the data in order to determine the perceived variables that affected the diffusion of the project through time. Results of the research address two areas: 1) the potential difficulties and relative advantages of implementing one-to-one e­ mail exchange projects in the teaching of ESL; 2) methodological issues regarding research on the implementation of technological innovation projects in the teaching of ESL. text Copyright by Heidi, S. Shetzer, 1997 Teaching English to speakers of other languages Linguistics Teaching English as a Second Language University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.A. Thesis