期刊名称：Contemporary Online Language Education Journal
电子版ISSN：2146-4200
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：45-71
出版社：Contemporary Online Language Education Journal
摘要：This study investigated whether newspaper exposure through “Media Discourse Analysis” activities contributes the foreign language newspaper reading habits of ELT prospective teachers. For this purpose quantitative (prepost questionnaires) and qualitative (regular course feedback, focus group interviews, lesson observations, and field notes) tools were employed on 60 participants for 14 weeks. Analyses of the data showed that the analytical exposure to newspapers improved prospective English teachers’ literacy skills and attitudes in forming a habit of FL newspaper reading. In addition to that their critical thinking skills and awareness of different cultures and ideas were also improved.ents.?
