Content-Based Language Learning in a Digital Library
Citation
Export citationWu, S. & Witten, I.H. (2007). Content-Based Language Learning in a Digital Library. In D.H.-L. Goh et al(Eds), Proceeding of 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 10-13, 2007. (pp. 424-423). Berlin, Germany: Springer.
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Abstract
Digital libraries have untapped potential for supporting language teaching and learning. This paper describes a new scheme for automating topic-specific language learning using a specially built digital library. Three exercises of different types are generated automatically from the library content: one that learners undertake individually, one in which learners collaborate in pairs, and one in which a group of learners compete. The system aims to foster content-based language learning, which greatly increases students’ motivation, fosters long-term recollection, and can be culturally situated in appropriate ways.
Date
2007Publisher
Springer