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Company-Specific Language Courseware: Bellingua and Linguatex as Case Studies.
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Heughebaert, Els; Troubleyn, Katrien – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1996
Emphasizes that as an answer to the demand of companies desiring to optimize their internal and external multilingual communication, the Didascalia center started the development of company-specific language courseware. Presents an overview of how Didascalia specified an answer to that demand and developed a solution. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Software Development, Course Content, Courseware
Design Principles for Computer-Aided Vocabulary Learning.
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Goodfellow, Robin – Computers & Education, 1994
Presents six principles for the design of adaptive computer-assisted language learning (CALL) programs for vocabulary that incorporate a theory describing quality in the learning outcome and linking it to the learner's approach. Highlights include interactivity; general architecture of a software system; and diagnosis and modification. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Educational Diagnosis
Lexical Resources in CALL.
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Zahner, C.; And Others – Computers & Education, 1994
Discusses the design and implementation of lexicons in computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Topics addressed include the dictionary's role in the learner's acquisition of vocabulary as opposed to its use as a reference tool; mental lexicons; electronic dictionaries; morphological processing; context sensitivity; layering information; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Context Effect, Courseware
A Vocabulary/"Kanji"/Conjugation Exercise in Japanese: The Development and Evaluation of VKC/J 2.0.
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Hatasa, Kazumi; Hatasa, Yukiko – On-Call, 1997
Presents a lexical computer-assisted-language-learning tool for Japanese that is designed to develop vocabulary, "kanji," and verb conjugation knowledge. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Apprentissage du francais langue seconde avec le videodisque "Vi-Conte": quelques analyses dans une approche mixte (French Second Language Learning with the Videodisc "Vi-Conte": Some Analyses with a Mixed Approach).
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Renie, Delphine – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1998
Evaluation of French second-language learning among college and adult students with videodisk "Vi-Conte" found: beginners adopted less linear paths than adults or more advanced students; lexical acquisition varied by proficiency level; frequency, salience, mode of presentation of lexical items in a multimedia environment affected acquisition;…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Computer Programs.
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Anderson, Tiffoni – 1994
This module provides information on development and use of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) software program that seeks to link literacy skills education, safety training, and human-centered design. Section 1 discusses the development of the software program that helps workers understand the MSDSs that accompany the chemicals with which they…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Retention of Word Meanings Inferred from Context and Sentence-Level Translations: Implications for the Design of Beginning-Level CALL Software.
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Grace, Caroline A. – Modern Language Journal, 1998
A study with 181 beginning-level college students of French investigated the effects of sentence-level native-language (L1) translations on retention of second-language (L2) vocabulary presented in a context designed to promote inference rather than word-to-word translation. Research was conducted to address the specific design of software for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction