Employment practices and educational preparation for broadcasting
Of particular value to teachers of professional broadcasting is feedback that informs them as to whether their students are fitted for success in the industry. It has been over a year since the Journal last attempted to supply this feedback by presenting a vocational survey of broadcasting in the midwest by Linton and Hyden in the Winter 1958–1959 issue (Vol. III, No. 1). Although of similar import, the following study deals with a different geographical region of the midwest, and is not intended merely to duplicate the questions asked in the earlier study.
This article describes an EFL course website and blog for a Global Issues communicative English course for first year dentistry students at a university in Tokyo.The rationale for and benefits ofestablishing an online component are explained.An analysis of the students� comments on the blogas well as the result of a student surveyis also explored.Finally future extensions to the online component are discussed.