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An instructional model for multimedia language learning: A case study

Robert Fox
Senior Lecturer, Instructional Design, Educational Media Centre
Curtin University of Technology
and
Christy Pinfold
Lecturer, Japanese Language Specialist, Japanese IV Project
Western Australian Distance Education Consortium
These notes are designed to accompany the HyperCard presentation of a prototype instructional model for an interactive language videodisc. The presentation will describe how the considerations listed below influenced the development of the instructional model. The presenters will also discuss the possibilities of using this model to develop other multimedia language programs.


Considerations that influenced the development of the instructional model

Figure 1 outlines the main instructional pathways prototyped on HyperCard.

Figure 1

Figure 1: Main instructional pathways protyped on Hypercard

References

Kirchner, G. (1988). Simon Fraser University's new interactive learning system to teach French as a second language. Optical Information Systems, January/February.

Looms, P. O. (1990). The use of interactive media in foreign language learning. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 6(1), 11-19. http://ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet6/looms.html

Pinfold, C. (1991). The interactive videodisc: Language Partner - Japanese 1. In Proceedings from the Japanese Studies Association of Australia 7th Biennial Conference, ANU, Canberra.

Temple, A., Pinfold, C., Latchem, C. & Fox, R. (1992). Language Partner - Japanese 1: A case study in cooperative multimedia courseware development. In Promaco Conventions (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Interactive Multimedia Symposium, 157-167. Perth, Western Australia, 27-31 January. Promaco Conventions. http://www.aset.org.au/confs/iims/1992/temple2.html

Authors: Mr Robert Fox, BEd (Hons) (Lond), RSA Dip TEFL, MA (Educ) (Lond), has taught and conducted consultancies in Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Singapore and Australia. Currently Senior Lecturer in Instructional Design in the Educational Media Centre at Curtin University, his research interests relate to applications of technology for on and off campus teaching and learning.

Ms Christy Pinfold, BA DipEd, has been involved in foreign language education in tertiary institutions in both Japan and Australia. She has twice been the recipient of Japanese Government Ministry of Education Scholarships and currently is involved with resource development as Japanese language teaching specialist for the WA Distance Education Consortium.

Please cite as: Fox, R. and Pinfold, C. (1992). An instructional model for multimedia language learning: A case study. In Promaco Conventions (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Interactive Multimedia Symposium, 71-74. Perth, Western Australia, 27-31 January. Promaco Conventions. http://www.aset.org.au/confs/iims/1992/fox.html


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