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Schulze, Mathias; Liebscher, Grit – CALICO Journal, 2010
The development of both the materials for an intermediate-level hybrid German writing course and the software in a virtual learning environment for the course may be viewed as activity systems. Viewing the individual components of each system as interrelated enables us to conceptualize the complexities of the development process, which goes well…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Material Development, Courseware, German
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Cooke-Plagwitz, Jessamine – CALICO Journal, 2008
Multiuser virtual environments (MUVEs) are quickly gaining importance as tools for foreign language instruction by promoting collaboration and social presence in a lifelike 3-D environment. One of the largest and fastest growing of these MUVEs is Linden Lab's "Second Life" (SL). With an international membership of over 9,000,000 residents, SL is…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Trend Analysis
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Houston, Tony – CALICO Journal, 2007
With the advent of web-based programs that automate the scoring of exercises, materials are now being developed from the outset with the capabilities of the web in mind. Materials developed without consideration of the web's capabilities, on the other hand, must be retrofitted. Texts that are retrofitted to the web have the advantage of being…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Based Instruction, Web Sites, Courseware
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Sanne, Signe Marie – CALICO Journal, 1993
Results of a two-year project (L'Italiano interattivo) conducted in collaboration with the Norwegian Computing Centre for the Humanities to produce learner-directed Italian courseware are reported. The SuperCard-developed program allows students to work with video, exercises, grammar, dictionary, or transcripts. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Foreign Countries
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Burston, Jack – CALICO Journal, 1993
Most currently available computer-assisted language learning offerings fall into three categories: instructional, collaborative, and facilitative. Each is described and cost-effective approaches to using them are noted. (Contains two references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computers
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Hatasa, Kazumi; And Others – CALICO Journal, 1992
The Macintosh HyperCard environment has become a popular platform for Japanese language courseware because of its flexibility and ease of programing. This project created Japanese bitmap font files for the JIS Levels 1 and 2, and writing XFCNs for font manipulation, Japanese kana input, and answer correction. (12 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Character Recognition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
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Kuhn, Carolyn – CALICO Journal, 1987
Question and answer column about the CD ROM medium discusses: (1) optical storage devices available; (2) language teaching applications; (3) types of courseware available; (4) costs to hook up a CD ROM drive as a peripheral to an existing system; (5) how to go about developing and mastering a disk; and (6) mastering and replication costs.…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
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Ritter, Markus – CALICO Journal, 1993
An experiment tested two software packages, Master Max and Yourturn, in a real learning environment and suggested one possible way of integrating the computer into the language classroom. It is argued that for secondary education the computer's "tool function" is most important, giving more practical emphasis to second-language learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, English (Second Language)
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Schulz, Reinhard – CALICO Journal, 1993
The computer has its own "niches" in language learning in which it functions well in helping students learn a foreign language. Such niches are discussed in the context of developing individualized courseware for developing skill in reading with explanations, speed reading and spelling, and inferencing. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Individualized Instruction
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Dodigovic, Marina – CALICO Journal, 1993
The properties of German as a special language of mechanical engineering are examined on the basis of a newly compiled corpus including samples from all important disciplines and discourse styles. The syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of passive voice are the chief research goal. (Contains five references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Engineering Education
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Burston, Jack – CALICO Journal, 1998
Describes the challenges faced and solutions adopted in adapting the multimedia-rich "Varietes de francais" CD-ROM program to operate on the World Wide Web. The program runs locally to retrieve media resources, perform intelligent answer processing and data collection, and turns to the Web only when necessary for data transfer, external Web links,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware
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Dalgish, Gerald M. – CALICO Journal, 1991
A database used in an analysis of writing errors of Swedish university students is discussed, including the major grammatical and vocabulary errors discovered. This study is compared with others, including a study of the writing errors of students from a variety of first-language backgrounds. Applications and directions for future research are…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
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Grace, Caroline – CALICO Journal, 1998
A study (n=181 college students) examined effects of lexical ambiguity in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) on beginning second-language learners, focusing on whether personality type affects retention of second-language vocabulary independent of translation issues and in an ambiguous CALL context. Findings support the need for beginning…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Allen, John Robin; Periyasamy, Kasilingam – CALICO Journal, 1997
Argues that when the principles of engineering are applied to development of computer-assisted language learning software, resulting products are more reliable, easier to maintain, and easier to modify later. Those principles were used in developing the Elementary Language Study Exerciser, a program that drills students and corrects their written…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
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Kabata, Kaori; Wiebe, Grace; Chao, Tracy – CALICO Journal, 2005
This paper discusses issues surrounding the development and implementation of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) at the curriculum- and program-levels. The Japanese program at the University of Alberta has introduced CALL courseware in language courses including those with multiple sections. An evaluation was conducted at the initial…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware