Technology+Articles

I found this interesting article by Yi-Ching Jean Chiu in the British Journal of Educational Technology called "Facilitating Asian students’ critical thinking in online discussions. " It is about facilitating online discussions with ESL students, specifically students from what the article calls Confucian Hertiage Cultures. The author says that these cultures teach children to "revere authority, maintain harmony and avoid conflicts in public" which can prevent them from sharing their opinions and views online in a class discussion. It's kind of long so here it is:

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=6&sid=39b36d12-28ea-4617-981e-168f33d2ced3%40sessionmgr8#db=tfh&AN=35854171

Hopefully, that link will work! If not, I was able to access it through the TC Library website. -Sarah