Research and practice on constructing the new digital language laboratory

Author

Zhang, Xiaohu ; Heng, Bojun

Author_Institution

Foreign Languages Sch., Zhongnan Univ. of Econ. & Law, Wuhan, China

fYear

2011

fDate

27-29 June 2011

Firstpage

1541

Lastpage

1544

Abstract

This paper focuses on the construction of a new software-only digital language laboratory by describing the essential properties and the basic functions of the digital language laboratories, and analyzing the characteristics of several different construction models. The new software-only digital language lab is established by using TCP/IP Ethernet as fundamental network architecture, the PC terminal as language learning device, and configuring the software of language laboratory teaching system and multimedia devices to form a multi-functional foreign language teaching network. Practice shows that software-only and digital solutions would become main trend of the language laboratory gradually.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; local area networks; multimedia computing; natural languages; teaching; PC terminal; TCP/IP Ethernet; language laboratory teaching system; language learning device; multifunctional foreign language teaching network; multimedia device; network architecture; software-only digital language laboratory; Asynchronous transfer mode; DVD; Education; IP networks; Internet; Laboratories; Multimedia communication; digital language laboratory; multimedia; software-only;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Science and Service System (CSSS), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9762-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSSS.2011.5974989

Filename

5974989