DocumentCode :
3140946
Title :
Different Evaluations of e-Learning for Japanese Academic Reading between Foreign Students and Japanese language Teachers
Author :
Kato, Yukari ; Okamoto, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Tokyo
fYear :
2007
fDate :
18-20 July 2007
Firstpage :
403
Lastpage :
407
Abstract :
This study aimed to investigate the different attitudes and preferences between foreign students and Japanese language teachers in using a reading support e-learning system for Japanese language education. In experiments, 20 language teachers and 22 foreign students used reading e-Learning content on LMS Serve and answered a 33-item questionnaire that investigated four factors (function, relevance, aptitude and achievement). Results revealed that foreign students show a positive attitude toward new tasks and explanation with graphics. They also approved of ordinary language tasks (vocabulary and grammar practices). On the contrary, Japanese language teachers indicated difficulty and inadequacy of textual information in new tasks and explanations on e-learning. They also showed a negative attitude toward ordinary language tasks.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; natural languages; Japanese academic reading; Japanese language education; Japanese language teacher; LMS server; e-learning system; foreign student; Agriculture; Courseware; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Graphics; Information systems; Least squares approximation; Natural languages; Vocabulary;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2007. ICALT 2007. Seventh IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niigata
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2916-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2007.123
Filename :
4281047
Link To Document :
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