A Mutimedia Platform Constructed for Technical English Teaching

Author

Ren, Zhigang ; Wang, Han ; Li, Xin

Author_Institution

Inner Mongolia Univ. of Technol., Hohhot

fYear

2007

fDate

23-25 Nov. 2007

Firstpage

453

Lastpage

455

Abstract

A multimedia platform is developed to help improve students´ oral communication skills in technical English. It is a useful tool for in-class activity or after-class practice in listening and speaking. First, requirements for this platform are determined according to the course´s three-level educational objectives. Second, the construction process is introduced in detail, including resource bank building, website design and CD utility development. In this platform, interactive learning is realized by a JavaScript-based programming approach with functions embedded in static HTML pages. Lastly, one of finished CDs is illustrated.

Keywords

Java; computer aided instruction; educational courses; interactive systems; linguistics; multimedia computing; natural languages; object-oriented programming; teaching; CD utility development; JavaScript-based programming approach; Web site design; interactive learning; mutimedia platform; oral communication skill; resource bank building; static HTML page; technical English teaching; Buildings; Digital audio players; Education; Educational institutions; Internet; Java; Oral communication; Programming profession; Web page design; Writing; JavaScript-based Interactivity; Multimedia Platform; Technical English Teaching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technologies and Applications in Education, 2007. ISITAE '07. First IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Kunming

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1386-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1386-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISITAE.2007.4409323

Filename

4409323