Flipping the classroom in an academic writing course

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Marion Engin
Senem Donanci

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This article describes a series of video lessons the authors prepared using the iPad application Educreations to teach elements of the academic essay in an English-medium university in the United Arab Emirates. The authors give a brief introduction to the topic, a rationale for flipping the classroom, and provide a step-by-step account of how the academic writing course progressed.

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Engin, M., & Donanci, S. (2014). Flipping the classroom in an academic writing course. Journal of Teaching and Learning With Technology, 3(1), 94–98. https://doi.org/10.14434/jotlt.v3n1.4088
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