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Computer-Assisted Instruction--How, When, and Why.
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Morgan, Leslie Zarker – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Reports the results of three years of developing computer-assisted instruction in Italian for college first-year courses and discusses the program's advantages and disadvantages, including the use of the Commodore 64 computer, the alleviation of computer fear, computer mastery, and the possibility of error. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education
Scenario-Based Spoken Interaction with Virtual Agents
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Morton, Hazel; Jack, Mervyn A. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
This paper describes a CALL approach which integrates software for speaker independent continuous speech recognition with embodied virtual agents and virtual worlds to create an immersive environment in which learners can converse in the target language in contextualised scenarios. The result is a self-access learning package: SPELL (Spoken…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Feedback, Computer Assisted Instruction
Report from the Centre for Language and Communication Studies on the Ninth Year of Extracurricular Foreign Language Modules for Students of Other Disciplines and the Fifth Year of Foreign Language Modules in the B.A. (Mod.) in Information and Communications Technology, 1 October 2001-30 September 2002.
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Trinity Coll., Dublin (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies. – 2002
This report focuses on the ninth year in which the Centre for Language and Communication Studies (CLCS) at the University of Dublin Trinity College offered foreign language modules to students who were not studying a foreign language as part of their degree program. The modules are designed to develop students' communication skills for purposes of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evening Programs, Foreign Countries, French
Report on the Third Year of the ESF-Funded Project to Consolidate and Develop Foreign Language Modules for Students of Other Disciplines and the First Year of the Language Modules Research and Development Project.
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Trinity Coll., Dublin (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies. – 1996
This report details the third year (October 1, 1995-September 30, 1996) of a Trinity College (Ireland) program to offer second language learning modules to students who are not language majors. The modules' objectives are to develop students' communication skills for study, travel, or work abroad during undergraduate years, and to enhance their…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Enrollment Rate, Foreign Countries
Report on the Fourth Year of the ESF-Funded Project to Consolidate and Develop Foreign Language Modules for Students of Other Disciplines and the Second Year of the Language Modules Research and Development Project.
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Trinity Coll., Dublin (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies. – 1997
The report details the fourth year (October 1996-September 30, 1997) of a Trinity College (Ireland) program to offer second language learning modules to students who are not language majors. The modules' objectives are to develop students' communication skills for study, travel, or work abroad during undergraduate years, and to enhance their…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Enrollment Rate, Foreign Countries