Abstract:

While the recent development of multimedia technology has opened up many possibilities, we have a lot to learn when it comes to how we can best take advantage of the technology. In this paper, we present a Japanese project that we have been developing since 1999. We discuss its main characteristics and the basic structure of the modules, as well as the results from an evaluation study. From the initial stage of developing the project to the evaluation study, we have noticed a number of both minor and major issues one should address in developing such a learning tool. Our purpose, therefore, is to share what we have learned with those who plan to launch a similar project dealing with foreign language learning.

Author: Kaori Kabata, X. Jie Yang