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Sugene Kim – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study reports on an analysis of user-generated comments in response to a newspaper article criticising an overwhelmingly Anglicised user interface in self-ordering kiosks in South Korea. A total of 1,206 comments were subjected to qualitative analysis to identify salient themes reflecting the public's attitudes towards the practice and…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Data Analysis
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Ku, David Tawei; Chang, Chia-Chi – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2014
By conducting usability testing on a multilanguage Web site, this study analyzed the cultural differences between Taiwanese and American users in the performance of assigned tasks. To provide feasible insight into cross-cultural Web site design, Microsoft Office Online (MOO) that supports both traditional Chinese and English and contains an almost…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Computer Interfaces, Web Sites
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Aladwani, Adel M. – Government Information Quarterly, 2013
It is difficult to conceive how Web users from different cultures can be encouraged to reap the benefits of an e-government initiative when its portal is suffering from culture-indifferent interface quality. Thus far, the e-government literature not only has paid scanty attention to web evaluation issues but also has been slow to embarking on…
Descriptors: Government (Administrative Body), Web Sites, Cultural Differences, Cross Cultural Studies
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Sachau, Lori L.; Hutchinson, Susan R. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
There is a lack of published research on designing Web-based instruction for the adult U.S. Latino population. Instructional designers need guidance on how to design culturally relevant learning environments for this audience, particularly for Latino people from Mexican heritage. The authors used content analysis to investigate the extent to which…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Web Sites, Hispanic Americans, Mexican Americans
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Thomassen, Aukje; Ozcan, Oguzhan – Computers & Education, 2010
The objective of this paper is to which extend the didactic format of studio-based group-work is applicable for creating a common-ground for Interaction Design Education in European Perspective. The current debate on design education shows us a landscape of different initiatives. So far difficulties have arisen in the area of accreditation and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Interaction, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
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Hedberg, John G.; Brown, Ian – Educational Media International, 2002
Discusses cultural differences in Web site design for cross-cultural contexts and describes a study of Masters Degree students in Hong Kong that investigated their perceptions of Web learning environments that had been designed in Australia and delivered into Hong Kong and China. Considers the appropriateness of western interface design…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries