Investigating the Opportunities for Digitalization in Academic Writing and Information Literacy Course

International Technology and Education Journal. Available from: Sayim Aktay, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Educational Faculty, Mentese, Mugla 48000, Turkey. Tel: +90 252 211 22 25; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://itejournal.com/

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Academic Language; Information Literacy; Foreign Countries; College Faculty; Technology Uses in Education; Digital Literacy; Computer Literacy; College Students; Grading; Feedback (Response); Computer Software

Azerbaijan; Georgia Republic; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Russia; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

2602-2885

The paper examines the degree of digitalization of Academic Writing and Information Literacy (hereafter AW & IL) course in the countries of the post-Soviet era. Numerous research demonstrated that digital transformation has taken place toward the teaching of AW & IL in most of the developed countries and beyond, yet little is studied about the digitalization in countries of the former Soviet Union that have passed a long way to align their education with the globe. Keeping up with the four main categories of digitalization, the paper will look at its application as a part of curriculum development, assessment, students' competency, and university maintenance. The paper employs a phenomenological approach confirmed through the qualitative analysis of 18 in-depth interviews conducted with AW & IL instructors from nine countries. The study revealed that recently AW & IL course has moved through partial digitalization, providing that the university stakeholders do not exert any necessary support.

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2024

EJ1410780