2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Making of Web-based Language Teaching Materials and the Basic Study of Webcasting
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15520356
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Osaka University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAHASHI Akira Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Professor, 外国語学部, 教授 (50187994)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKASHINA Yoshiyuki Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Professor, 外国語学部, 教授 (70144540)
HORI Kazunari Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (80270346)
FUJIIE Hiroaki Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (90283837)
YAMANE So Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (80283836)
KAWAMORI Masato Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (50324869)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Keywords | e-larning / multi-media / language teaching / internet |
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| Research Abstract |
1.Following the original research plan, our language teaching contents and the related programs were developed and executed as follows.
1.1 Highly sophisticated automatic grading system and question framing program (OQP) facilitated with a potential to display questions, were independently launched.
This program is furnished with two aspects of sophistication viz., 1)question expression function and 2)an e-learning program using this function. In addition to the fact that question framing is extremely easy, it is also practically very useful in terms of the degree of liberty in question formation surpassing the conventional similar programs. The program is further sophisticated with automatic grading and correct answer display function. Further in addition to simple usage of electronic medium, presently the work of supplementing the printing function of paper medium is also carried out. This program is planned to be open for the society including all the sources, and is expected to becom
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e a standard software for language question framing in e-learning henceforth in Japan.
1.2 Language Teaching contents
1.2.1 Regarding the contents of questions, using the aforementioned program the questions have been framed by taking into consideration each of the parameter viz., vocabulary, grammar, long sentences, and listening in Hindi and Spanish. In Russian and German languages, the researchers have made the questions from beginner's level to intermediate level according to their own proposed programs respectively.
1.2.2 Regarding the visual contents, study material has been prepared for the practice of script pronunciation in Urdu, Hindi, German, Russian and Turkish. Particularly in Turkish high level conversation material with various situations have been prepared. Regarding the above mentioned language material ; to make the contents more sophisticated and to increase the number of languages enough records have been gathered.
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2 Results regarding web correspondence
The HP to launch the above mentioned contents as "Osaka Gaidai e-learning "has been completed with the cooperation of experts from outside the university. Releasing of contents has already been partly executed within the university. Since the establishment of server requires official procedure, the launch is delayed, but the formal and overall presentation outside the university is being scheduled in the beginning of May 2005. Less
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